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‘Job-hugging’ in this economy? Here’s how it could cost you.

Market watch
“It’s like rock climbing; you can’t go straight up the wall,” said Brian Dunn, director of professional programs at ILR’s Institute for Compensation Studies, when commenting on how switching to a new employer can help with career growth.
‘Job-hugging’ in this economy? Here’s how it could cost you.

White House projects optimism as US job market falters with 22,000 new jobs

The National Desk
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on what the bureau’s August jobs report may signal about economic health and on how the bureau tabulates and publishes its data.
White House projects optimism as US job market falters with 22,000 new jobs

New jobs report latest warning sign of slowing economy

Straight Arrow News
“We have very little job growth. And yeah, it’s worrisome. We’re not definitely heading into a recession, but this would be consistent with the beginning of one,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, when analyzing the August jobs report.
New jobs report latest warning sign of slowing economy