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To gain a better understanding of the current job market and what 2023 has in store, we surveyed more than 30,000 job seekers from across the country on topics as wide ranging as job security, inflation, economic uncertainty, remote work, and what is really causing productivity declines.

We surveyed nearly 19,000 job seekers in Q3 about a wide range of key topics shaping the job market during this uncertain economic time, including the Great Resignation, recession concerns, inflation, layoffs, quiet quitting, COVID-19, and more.

Over the past three months, we surveyed more than 15,000 job seekers from across the country to examine concerns regarding a potential recession, rising gas prices, and the ongoing "Great Resignation."

For our deep dive on The Great Resignation, we surveyed over 18,000 workers in Q1 to better understand why so many are quitting their jobs right now, what companies can do to keep employees happy, and more.

In order to get a better understanding of the current job market and the trends that will shape 2022, we surveyed more than 20,000 job seekers from across the country about the "Great Resignation," workplace benefits, remote work, and more.

In Q3, we surveyed over 25,000 American job seekers about a range of key employment topics, including labor shortages, the "Great Resignation," school reopenings, the Delta variant's impact on the job market, and more.

During the second quarter of 2021, we surveyed over 30,000 job seekers across the United States to get a better understanding of today’s job market — including data on employer vaccine policies, the hospitality labor shortage, the importance of workplace benefits, and more.

We surveyed over 20,000 job seekers in Q1 to get a better understanding of how they are experiencing the job market so far this year. Read on for our full recap, with findings on major employment topics of the moment, including the shift to remote work, increasing the minimum wage, unemployment benefits, and more.

As we turn the corner into 2021, the job market remains highly difficult as millions of Americans are unemployed or underemployed due to COVID-19. How are job seekers reacting to this tough market? And what are their outlooks for finding new jobs in 2021? Over the past month, we surveyed over 10,000 Joblist users from across the country to get a better understanding.

In our November 2020 Jobs Report, we analyzed how the seasonal job market has felt the impacts of the pandemic and how remote schooling has impacted working parents. Among a survey of nearly 9,000 working parents, one third have left their job due to school closures or remote schooling during a time that job market recovery has stalled. Within this report, we introduce a monthly Job Seeker Confidence Index, which shows how job seekers are feeling about the job market each month!

During the month of October, we surveyed 4,000+ job seekers and learned that due to the large numbers of unemployed workers — one-third of which have been unemployed for six months or more — job search flexibility is as important as ever.

In September, we surveyed over 10,000 job seekers who use Joblist to ask about their job search experience and outlooks for the foreseeable future. It’s difficult to predict exactly what the future will hold, but it’s encouraging that job seeker optimism has continued to increase for the second month in a row. Read on for more.