With BLS data frozen during the shutdown, there is no employment report, no CPI, and no benchmarks; employers, investors, and policymakers are suddenly flying blind. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome digs into how the loss of federal data is reshaping hiring plans, slowing approvals, extending recruiting cycles, and dialing up uncertainty at the exact moment companies were hoping for clarity. He breaks down what private-sector indicators are showing in the absence of BLS continu...
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With BLS data frozen during the shutdown, there is no employment report, no CPI, and no benchmarks; employers, investors, and policymakers are suddenly flying blind. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome digs into how the loss of federal data is reshaping hiring plans, slowing approvals, extending recruiting cycles, and dialing up uncertainty at the exact moment companies were hoping for clarity. He breaks down what private-sector indicators are showing in the absence of BLS continu...
Breaking Job News: Judge Halts Federal Layoffs, CEO Confidence Down, & Most Workers Don’t Have a “Good Job”
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Breaking Job News: Judge Halts Federal Layoffs, CEO Confidence Down, & Most Workers Don’t Have a “Good Job”
Headlines scream recession fears, but look closer and you’ll see something else: CEOs are slowing down, not shutting down. Confidence dropped again this quarter, yet plans to hire and invest are quietly ticking upward. In today's job news, we decode what that mixed message means for the 2026 job market, from capital spending and team growth to how companies are preparing for a year of cautious optimism. We also unpack Gallup’s new job quality study, revealing that only 40% of Americans hold w...
Hire Calling
With BLS data frozen during the shutdown, there is no employment report, no CPI, and no benchmarks; employers, investors, and policymakers are suddenly flying blind. In today’s Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome digs into how the loss of federal data is reshaping hiring plans, slowing approvals, extending recruiting cycles, and dialing up uncertainty at the exact moment companies were hoping for clarity. He breaks down what private-sector indicators are showing in the absence of BLS continu...
