Albany Business Review: How Capital Region employers are recruiting and retaining workers


7.21.2022

"Employers in the Capital Region are shoring up their workforces despite the threat of an economic downturn.

Although the national job openings rate decreased slightly in May, the most recent month for which data is available, that number has hovered around 7% since June of 2021– almost double what it was just before the pandemic started. Some employers are even turning to recruiters for the first time, as traditional hiring platforms fail to bring in the volume or quality of candidates they’re looking for. "

Read the full story covered by Shelby Rosenberg from the Albany Business Review here.