The September Jobs Report stoked The War for Talent not only with the unemployment decrease to 3.7%, the lowest since December, 1969, but the number of underemployed working in September surged. On the home front, SelectLeaders doubled down on our job watch. When an employer who posts steadily received one resume after three weeks, we immediately refreshed the job, moving it to the top of the list. Immediate reply, "Thanks but we hired the...

Last Friday, the Labor Department reported that the US unemployment rate hit its lowest level in almost 50 years. Just 3.7% of the nation’s population were out of work last month. At the same time, employers added 134,000 jobs, marking the 96th consecutive month of gains. While underlying strength in the economy is fueling low unemployment, an increasing number of Baby Boomers are retiring, which is reducing the available labor pool. This...