Sluggish hiring closes out frustrating year for job seekers, but unemployment slips to 4.4%
Economists were encouraged by the lower unemployment rate, which had risen in the previous four straight reports.
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10 tips for giving interns the best experience possible
Pay your interns, give them a good onboarding experience and provide practical experience. Those are among the tips IBJ gathered from employers, students and internship coordinators.
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How will AI impact Indiana’s workforce? It’s complicated.
Advances in technology traditionally have had the biggest impact on more physical jobs, but generative AI tools will likely be most disruptive for jobs that require brains, not brawn.
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Amazon’s belt-tightening affects towns across United States
For years, Amazon has been in super growth mode. But now, some projects are facing delays, and some communities worry the projects might never materialize.
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Mercury Marine to open global distribution center in Brownsburg
The marine manufacturer, a division of Brunswick Corp., said the facility will create about 250 jobs.
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Job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring remains sluggish
The report suggests that the “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, with workers enjoying some job security but those out of work struggling to find new jobs.
Job seekers, employers say AI’s influence making entry-level work harder to find
The rise of artificial intelligence is not only affecting how people work—it’s also shaping the job market itself, especially for graduates in search of their first professional jobs.
Americans increasingly worried about ability to find good jobs, poll finds
Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.
Millions of workers left out of ‘low-hire, low-fire’ job market
More than a quarter of the jobless have been out of work more than a half-year—the highest share since the mid-2010s excluding the pandemic-era years.
SMC relocating more than 200 positions from California to Noblesville HQ
SMC is Noblesville’s largest private employer with about 1,200 employees and operates a 345-acre North American headquarters campus north of 146th Street and west of Howe Road.
US job openings hold steady, with few layoffs and weak hiring
Another report showed consumer confidence fell in September to a five-month low on concerns about a cooling labor market and the broader economy.
Indiana sees modest gains in clean-energy jobs, stronger growth in EV sector, report says
Though the overall growth was modest, clean-vehicle employment remains one of the stronger performing subsectors in Indiana.
White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown
A reduction in force would not only lay off employees but eliminate their positions, which would trigger yet another massive upheaval in a federal workforce that has already faced major rounds of cuts this year.
Upcoming events underscore the value of region’s creative economy
The Indiana Creative Economy Summit is scheduled for Oct. 13-14 at the Fishers Art Center. A music-themed partner event, the NIVA Live Policy Summit hosted by the National Independent Venue Association, is scheduled Oct. 15-16 at Fountain Square’s Hi-Fi venue.
Lilly rival Novo Nordisk, maker of obesity drug Wegovy, to cut 9,000 jobs
The restructuring, which would eliminate 11% of the company’s workforce, aimed to reduce organizational complexity and speed up decision-making as the company faces a more competitive market for obesity drugs.
US job openings slipped in July amid cooling market
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings fell from 7.4 million in June and came in modestly below what economists had forecast.
IU Health’s Mosaic Center seeks to help Indianapolis residents launch health care careers
About 50 people have advanced through the Mosaic program to gain employment at the Indianapolis-based health system.
Social media opens a window to traditional trades for young workers
The exposure is also changing the game for trade schools and employers in such industries as manufacturing and construction, which have long struggled to attract workers.
Trump fires labor statistics chief after large revision to jobs report
Revisions to job reports are common, but Trump claimed the changes were “rigged” to make him look bad. The episode underscores questions about the independence and stability of the federal agencies tasked with reporting the nation’s most critical economic data.
Hiring slows sharply as Trump advances aggressive trade agenda
U.S. markets recoiled at the jobs report and the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 600 points at the opening bell Friday.
IPS launching multimillion-dollar effort to boost STEM pathway
The Destination 2032 initiative—powered by a $5.5 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation—will fund a STEM Scholars program and STEM Future Centers.
Job scams are rising and more people are falling for them, FTC says
Losses are underestimated because many people don’t report their experiences of job scams to law enforcement or government trackers.
Fairbanks Foundation awards $13M to create new statewide apprenticeship program
The first students in the Career Apprenticeship Pathway, or INCAP, will start in fall 2026 and split time between school and the workplace.
Indiana embracing Trump’s call to increase apprenticeship
Education and labor experts note that making high school apprenticeships commonplace won’t be simple.