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August 12, 2025
New hires, old pay
In recent months, pay has grown at a relatively steady pace for both job-stayers and job-changers for the past several months. But this data tracks only two subsets of the working population. If we zoom out to get a bigger picture, we see that pay for new hires—that big group of people who are brand new to a particular employer—has been stagnant for more than a year. When it comes to pay, new hires are in a rut.
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July 18, 2025
You’ve graduated. Now what?
by Sam Adieze
As college graduation parties wind down, new degree-holders are embarking on their next path: deciding where to work. A competitive salary in a bustling metropolitan hub might be tempting. But as we wrote last year, the true value of a paycheck depends on more than just the number on an offer letter. And before you can spend those dollars, you need to land the job.
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July 19, 2024
Finding a job has gotten harder, especially for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree
by Ben Hanowell
It’s getting more difficult for workers with college degrees to land a job that aligns with their education.
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June 24, 2024
You’ve graduated. Now what?
by Sam Adieze • Ben Hanowell
When it comes to the combination of recent graduate wages, hiring, and affordability, we found big differences between metro areas. The highest-ranking metros might surprise you.
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August 9, 2023
HR: How much is too much — or too little?
by Jeff Nezaj
We wondered whether HR offices were growing or shrinking, and whether beefed-up HR staffing has an effect on employee turnover. To find out, we use ADP data to look at HR staffing levels going back to 2018.
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