Ceo expectations dont point to a recession. Unemployment remains low, layoffs are rare, and consumer spending is still strong. Employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over president donald trump’s economic policies. · hiring expectations are mixed, but some believe uncertainty will cool, helping businesses. Nearly 70% of our offices reported that time to fill remained flat, and 35% saw increases. · hiring slowdown 2025 is shaping the u. s. The frozen job market could be heading into a moment of reckoning this year, said claudia sahm,. However, behind the headlines, businesses are becoming more cautious and reducing their pace of new hires. But they confirm the concerns about the labor market that are pushing the fed to cut interest rates on wednesday afternoon. Application volumes were similarly stable, with almost 40% of locations seeing growth. · despite challenges across the industry in 2025, our hiring activity held steadier than expected. · in the 2025 job market , hiring slowed as employers became more selective, timelines lengthened, and job seekers faced a market that appeared active on the surface but was challenging to. The bottom line: · for most of 2025, the job market was described by economists as no hire, no fire — a stretch of time when job seekers faced slim prospects, but workers could count on job security. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4. 3%, the labor department reported friday.

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