Unemployment Claims Rise, But the Candidate Market is Still Tight

By Torrey and Gray | November 15, 2018

As reflected in today’s Wall Street Journal article, recent unemployment claims rose slightly in the latest period.  However, unemployment is still at a 49 year low.  For accounting and finance positions, unemployment is historically around half the general unemployment number, which currently sits at 3.7%.  In Chicago and San Francisco, demand still exceeds supply for…

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