June 12, 2023

ABD Extra

Simon Says: Here’s where employment was during Masters month

Despite the upturn in the Augusta Leading Economic Index reported last week, employment in the metro area continues to decline. Employment fell slightly by 200 jobs in April from March and is down almost 4,000 jobs since November 2022. Obviously, April was Masters month, and leisure and hospitality employment jumped 3,400 (not seasonally adjusted). This was less than in 2022, when the Masters bump was 4,200. With little month-to-month change in the seasonally adjusted total employment level, most industries did not see big changes in seasonally adjusted employment levels. Most

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Consumer Stories

Practical ways to improve your workforce

Staffing experts, Robert Kelly and Lynn Billing have some simple solutions for employers falling short of finding qualified candidates. They say taking the long view of improving the pipeline of candidates and matching it with schedule flexibility for those candidates will make the difference in solidifying your staff. Kelly, the chapter president of the nationally awarded SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) group, led last Thursday’s conference on recruiting, retention, and upskilling. “The key is to not scramble to fill a position by hastily filling it,” said Kelly, the long-time

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