In more bad job market news, this month’s BLS report revised total employment for 2025 from +584,000 jobs to +181,000 jobs. That means that the economy added an average of only 15,083 jobs per month for all of last year compared to 186,000 a month in 2024. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/jobs-repor...

A glimpse of spring. Singing Cetti's Warbler on the walk to school. The bird has clearly decided enough is enough and it's time to push on.

While companies may be cutting some jobs for AI-related reasons, the tech tools aren’t to blame for many reductions in force. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/is-ai-real...

A dream come true - I got to chip into one of my favorite podcasts, The Indicator from @planetmoney.bsky.social . (About whether “low” employment growth is necessarily bad news.) Thanks to @darianwoods.bsky.social for letting me contribute.

We're all trying to get by, in our own way. And if your way involves books, strong tea, and secret meetings with the old gods in the mossy end of the forest, so much the better.

If you're job hunting or thinking about a career change, stay ahead of the competition with free tips on everything from the best tools for job searching to what's happening with the job market. thejobhopper.substack.com

LinkUp, based on data from December, when new job openings in the U.S. dropped 5.6% and total job openings dropped 3.7%, is forecasting that the economy lost 25,000 jobs in January. diggings.substack.com/p/linkup-for...

Huntr released its Annual Job Search Trends Report last week, and the numbers confirm what many job seekers have been saying: getting hired really is taking longer than it used to. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

Are you considering a career change? It might not be as hard to pivot as you think. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

OH BOY, AM I EVER www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Newest report for Q4 by Huntr Which job boards have the greatest response rate? See below! (Google is first) Plus more info job seekers need to understand! huntr.co/research/202...

If you've lost your job, the quicker you get a job search up and running, the more prepared you’ll be to jump on the right opportunity. Here’s what to do. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

When you’re not sure what you want to do for your next job, or you’re thinking about a career change, a career quiz can help you find options. These free career tests are a terrific (and even fun) way to learn about jobs you may not have considered. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/8-free-car...

Looking for work? Here’s what you need to do to boost your chances of getting hired right now. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/the-5-best...

Today’s flower is a rose. Signifies hope.😕 I’m trying🌱

This is Peanut. He decided to stay home from work today. Doesn't have a job, but is too exhausted to go even if he did have one. 12/10 (TT: peanut5025)

There’s a hefty amount of luck involved in landing the right job, especially in a job market like this one. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/i-accident...

Look, job searching is stressful even when life is relatively normal. Throw in a rapid news cycle, economic stress, and uncertainty about what lies ahead, and well, it’s a lot. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

What to Do If You Lose Your Job open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

Monster’s 2026 Workwatch report 43% are planning to job search in 2026, compared to 93% who reported the same thing in 2025 57% report that their current pay has fallen behind inflation 32% already holding a side hustle and 30% planning to start one in 2026. www.monster.com/career-advic...

2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003. @byheatherlong.bsky.social

Jobs Report: Payrolls Added Only 49,000 Jobs per Month on Average in 2025 open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

The “Walk for Peace” Monk’s and Aloka the rescue dog entered South Carolina today on their 2,300 walk across America to show us that peace is an option during our lives on earth.

Job hunting is stressful enough without feeling like you have to pay for advice and tools just to get noticed. You don't. Some of the best career resources out there are 100% free. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

LinkUp Forecasting a Net Loss of 25,000 Jobs In December and a Gloomy New Year open.substack.com/pub/diggings...

The Best (and Worst) Excuses for Calling Out of Work open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

Nankeen kestrel. I took this a while back. Love these clever birds.

One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background. The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.

"Be loving, be gentle, and be humble with all human beings.” #SaintCharlesdeFoucauld #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

JUST IN: Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November and the economy added 64,000 jobs, new Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows. https://cnn.it/4p8sJ4s

It’s been a hard year for job hoppers (or even folks who would like to stay put). Layoffs surged, job openings dwindled, and new technologies challenged the status quo. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/the-job-ho...

If you’ve been job hunting this year, share your job search experiences in Huntr’s Annual 2025 Job Search Trends survey for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card, 3 months of Huntr Pro, and a resume and cover letter review. It takes just 5 minutes to complete. tally.so/r/5BXgMQ

Something not talked about enough is how the year 1971 broke the economy forever. In 1971 minimum wage was $1.60/ hour, That’s 1.82 oz of gold per week for 40 hours. Today, this would be $192/ hour and $7,700/ week. That’s what they stole from us.

My recap of this week's labor market data! I'm excited to get back to timely gold-standard BLS data with next week's JOLTS report. Link: open.substack.com/pub/macromos...

Cyber Monday is ridiculous at the best of times. If you're unemployed, it's especially grotesque. So @alisondoyle.bsky.social and I wrote about job search tools that are totally free (in our newsletter, which is also free): thejobhopper.substack.com/p/free-tools...

7 Signs Your LinkedIn Profile Is Invisible Learn the key signals that make your LinkedIn profile invisible in search and what you can change to get more views, calls, and interviews. newsletter.jobsearch.guide/p/7-signs-yo...

"We must look at the world through God's eyes, with the gaze of the small, the humble, those without power." #LiveTheGospel #BeHumble #LoveEachOther #RememberThePoor www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Do you know someone who needs job search help, or do you need a helping hand? Losing a job happens to almost everyone at some point in their working life, and it’s a tough spot to be in. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

I cannot believe this is a thing we had to write in 2025, but here we are. open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...

An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter). My prayers go out to her and her family. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Earlier this year Jane Evans ran an informal LinkedIn experiment: 2 women & 2 men, posted identical content at the same time. The women had a combined 154K followers, the men had only 9,389. Guess who got the highest reach? Yep, the men. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

In September, 44% of middle-income Americans reported they were financially “worse off” than a year ago, while 23% said they were “better off,” ~ unchanged from last September, when 48% reported being “worse off” versus 24% who said “better off.” www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

"What necessary perspectives do we lose, and what questions go unasked and unanswered, when Black journalists are among the first to be seen as disposable on a masthead?" www.refinery29.com/en-us/black-...

Ever applied for a job, felt really good about it, only to get that rejection email three minutes later? Or what about those rejections that come through late at night or on a Sunday? If you're curious to learn more about how this all works, check this: newsletter.jobsearch.guide/p/why-your-r...

It can be challenging to know which websites, apps, and tools are truly best for accelerating your job search. To save time and to help you simplify your decisions, The Job Hopper has teamed up with some of the most effective platforms to help you get hired. www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...

It's been too long since a BLS chart thread, here we go! Remember, this data is all 2 months old. 1/ The most worrisome thing I see in this report is the rise in the unemployment rate, to 4.44% (a 0.12pp increase). Not everything in this report is as disappointing.

If you squint at this data, you can see the story that will likely become clearer when the partial October data comes out. But if you're unemployed, you don't need a government report to tell you that it's rough out there right now. thejobhopper.substack.com/p/jobs-repor...

What if the reason you are not getting interviews is not your experience, but that your LinkedIn profile is invisible in search? www.linkedin.com/posts/janteg...