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The frozen market
Job openings are near a two-year high, yet the quits rate has slid to 1.9 percent. When workers stop leaving their jobs, the openings they used to leave behind disappear too.
Hassan Abbas
2 min read
Three years running
The US unemployment rate says the market is stable. For white collar jobs in finance and professional services, three years of data tell a different story.
Hassan Abbas
2 min read
The hidden split
The May 2026 jobs report added 172,000 jobs. Leisure and hospitality carried most of it. For job seekers in finance and professional services, the same month looked very different.
Hassan Abbas
2 min read
More openings, fewer hires
US job openings hit 7.6 million in April 2026, the highest in nearly two years. Completed hires have fallen every year since 2022, and the average job search now takes 108 days.
Hassan Abbas
2 min read
Six months in
One in four US job seekers has been out of work for six months or more. The 4.3 percent unemployment rate does not show that.
Hassan Abbas
2 min read
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