June 2025 Job Market Tea

Lukewarm Crunch with Breadsticks: Job Market Tea, June 2025 Edition

Description:

After a brief hiatus, your favorite work besties are back with June’s Job Market Tea! Jennifer and Danielle break down the numbers behind the “solid but sleepy” June jobs report. From revised payrolls to rising layoffs and private sector shrinkage, this episode covers what’s real, what’s hidden, and why it all feels… weird.

We also dig into:

• How wage growth feels flat in real life
• Why labor force participation is the stat to watch
• The ghosting cycle creeping back into recruiting
• A spicy take on job boards vs. the music industry (yes, really)
• Best served lukewarm with a side of economic uncertainty. Let’s get into it.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome back: June’s Job Market Tea The worksties Return

00:25 – Payrolls revised up, unemployment drops (but does it matter?)

01:10 – Labor force participation slips to 62.3%

01:50 – Wage growth up 0.2% MoM, 3.7% YoY (real-life impact feels off)

02:30 – Layoffs: 150+ companies cut jobs, including Indeed

03:11 – Federal Reserve rate cut expectations shift

04:00 – Breadsticks & the Olive Garden economy 🍝

05:21 – Fewer jobs, more ghosting: What recruiters need to know

06:00 – Private hiring lowest in 8 months – warning bells?

07:10 – The softening private sector and shrinking workweek

08:10 – Older workers quietly stepping out

09:38 – Holiday hiring watch: Will seasonal trends show up?

10:53 – Economic sentiment vs. job market stats: the mismatch

12:13 – The impact of global uncertainty on confidence

14:50 – News, fear, and our overwhelmed lizard brains

16:44 – Netflix, band boxes, and blind auditions: a musical detour

20:03 – Music industry vs. job board giants: a parallel fall

21:34 – Big purchases, burnout, and the cost of everything

21:50 – Like, share, follow: See you next time!

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