Job Quality Index and Manufacturing Employment Increase Slightly, but July Job Report Shows a Darkening Employment Landscape

Job Quality Index and Manufacturing Employment Increase Slightly, but July Job Report Shows a Darkening Employment Landscape

the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) was 82.99, up by +0.41% from the preceding month. Despite this slight increase in the JQI, the overall July 2024 Jobs Report from the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics showed weak job growth.