AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUS Labor Watch: The US economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, with unemployment slipping to 4.1%, cooling expectations for an early Fed rate hike and rattling hiring plans. Job Search Behavior: An ECB/U.S. Fed study finds 13% of employed Europeans keep looking for work versus 19% of Americans, driven mainly by pay in the US and fear of job loss in Europe; searching while employed makes job moves far more likely. Workplace Security: Nearly one in four insured US workers say they want to leave their job but stay because they fear losing health coverage. Hiring & Layoffs Signals: Heriot-Watt academic staff in Scotland began a two-day strike over job cut plans, while Aurora Therapeutics scrapped a gene-editing lead program and cut staff. Local Hiring & Training: Colorado’s Heat Pump Week spotlights training for clean-energy installers, and Kenosha County’s youth program is wrapping up its 18th season with paid placements. Compliance & HR Rules: The EEOC proposed ending EEO-1 demographic reporting and related recordkeeping, a major shift for employers’ HR data practices. Immigration Enforcement: DHS plans to hire private investigators to track deported migrants overseas and deliver notices tied to immigration fines, raising privacy and due-process concerns.
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