The Great Resignation continues unabated and shows little sign of stopping. A recent report from GoodTime surveying 560 HR, talent and recruiting professionals across the country lays out the current stark landscape: 50% of hiring goals were not met in 2021, while 60% surveyed said the time-to-hire increased in the past 12 months.
HR management resource company Zenefits quotes an alarming statistic from Federal Reserve Economic Data, which reveals there are upwards of 11.54 million unfilled job vacancies in the U.S., the highest point since 2018.
Zenefits zooms in on the problem by taking a look at the states and industries hardest hit by staffing shortages. Their current report used publicly available data from Indeed, the job listings web site. After tracking the total number of job openings in each state, they compared those numbers to each state's population to create their ranking.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
- Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
- Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
Already have an account? Sign In
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Richard Binder
Richard Binder, based in New York, is part of the social media team at ALM. He is also a 2014 recipient of the ASPBE Award for Excellence in the Humorous/Fun Department.
