It’s taken companies so long to replace workers lost during the pandemic that many firms are reluctant to lay them off.

Some laid-off workers are surprised at how fast they were able to find new positions, says Sarah Chaney Cambon of The Wall Street Journal.

There is a record proportion of 1.7 job openings for every unemployed American.

Nearly half of American workers are looking for a new job or plan to in the next year. One-third are ready to quit without a new job lined up.

This week jobless claims were at their lowest since 1968. What’s the economic downside of too few people looking for work?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ “reference week,” used to calculate employment, included Jan. 12 — when omicron was at its worst.

The economy is growing and employers are still looking for workers, and that trend will probably continue for awhile.

The hot jobs market is giving employees leverage over employers.

A hot job market continues to seek out teenagers. But will that hurt their academics and long-term job prospects?

Many people are happy with the job market — higher wages and more openings. Fewer people like where the overall economy is headed.