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November 25, 2025

A silver twist on the gig economy

The federal government’s delayed September employment report, released last week, showed that the economy added 119,000 jobs that month, better than economists had predicted. But for self-employed workers, the news wasn’t as good.
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December 5, 2024

(In)action

by Tim Decker

We tracked the month-to-month inactivity of the workforce, looking at the gaps between major events that keep HR professionals busy.
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A line chart showing that the HR staffing ratio rose between 2018 and April 2023
A line chart showing that the HR staffing ratio rose between 2018 and April 2023

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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