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Is the labor market diving? American workers
We are heading into the second month of 2022 after a month of mixed stock performance and major economic data changes. Investors’ attention will now shift to the first week of anticipated reports in February. By the end of this week, there will be major reports that have great importance for investors and the U.S. economy.
The COVID variant omicron spread is slowing down in some regions in the U.S. and the world as well. But it is still hot. One of the most noticed impacts of COVID on the economic system is the labor shortage.
This week’s reports will include crucial labor data. Some of the reports will be released in conjunction with Jobs’ opening and the labor survey results. Plus the ADP employment change report.
In a 2021 related report about the labor market condition, it was found that workers are quitting their jobs in high numbers. As it appears, the pandemic was a career change opportunity for many American workers.
To put some numbers into perspective, in 2020 workers’ insurance reports stated that only 54% of workers had insurance. In 5 months from July to November 2021, the Labor Department released that a total of 4.5 million workers had quit their jobs.
It looks like inflation is strongly attached to the labor market, which explains why the Fed is treating the issues as a priority. On top of that, today the U.S treasury had a minor jump; the results were as follows:
- The 10-year Treasury yield rose by 2 basis points to 1.798%.
- The 30-year Treasury yield rose by 3 basis points to 2.112%.
As it has been known, economic growth, inflation, and interest rates are the key matrices that affect the labor market. Energy prices are rising, oil barrier prices are increasing, and the Ukrainian crisis is a matter of concern for investors. The Federal Reserve announced that it will implement its first interest rate hike in March. Of course, if all conditions help to implement the federal tightening policy,
American workers are in a strong position of power.
The pandemic crisis is certainly changing the labor market infrastructure, as inventors have an optimistic outlook on Tuesday’s labor department report. Since the start of the pandemic, small businesses across the U.S. have closed, including restaurants, startups, financial services, and more.
On Tuesday, the labor department will release a December labor report that includes how many jobs were lost or voluntarily stopped and how many job offerings are available. This contrasts with the dismal November labor department report, which stated that only 190000 new jobs were available. December job offers are expected to increase.
According to the Federal Reserve chairman, the labor situation remains a major concern for the government, and the United States will add new jobs.
Compared to December 2020, the analysis found that the changes in wages and benefits rates have increased 4 percent. Economics is saying this is the highest jump in the wages and benefits from two decades ago. That leaves the workforce in a strong position to benefit from their work. On top of that experts think that the pandemic may come in handy and be beneficial for the current workforce.
How is it that workers are quitting jobs voluntarily and the rate of new job applications is decreasing? That has a negative effect and a positive effect. On the negative side, the low job seeker rate may have an impact on the business’s ability to meet domestic supply demands, resulting in price increases.
The positive impact is that the pandemic workforce now will have the flexibility and better income that could help their financial lifestyle.
