GREENSBORO, N.C. — A new job report shows a drop in hiring efforts from US companies ahead of the holidays.
Employers in the United States added 150,000 jobs to the market, which is almost half of the 297,000 added in September. This number is drastically lower than expected.
Experts claim the strikes played a big role in this drop, as thousands were on the picket lines during the auto workers' strike and the SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood. This caused many employers to post more jobs in recent months.
Now, people are returning to work as several US companies reach tentative agreements with different worker unions.
Despite this drop, employers are still looking to fill thousands of jobs across the country. Many of them are right here in the triad.
Will Graham, Chief Operations Officer of Graham Personnel Services, and Fred Henry, Assistant Director at GuilfordWorks, joined WFMY News 2's live Q&A show to talk about what jobs are available ahead of the holidays.
According to GuilfordWorks, there were 31,602 job openings reported in September, which was 508 different from August.
According to GuilfordWorks, the following employers are urgently hiring:
- Cone Health
- Guilford County Schools
- HERC - Southeastern
- University of North Carolina
- UNC - Greensboro
- AB Volvo
- Guilford Technical Community College
- High Point University
Will Graham, from Graham Personnel Services, says over 400 job openings in the triad. Graham says there's even some direct hire roles. Those include:
- Maintenance technicians
- Supervisors/managers
- Metal Fabrication (MIG Weldors, CNC Machinists, etc.)
- Office professionals
- Accounting/Finance roles
- Engineers (Mechnical, Electrical, Quality, and Product Engineers)
Upcoming Hiring Events:
WOW (Work Opportunities Wednesday)
NCWorks Career Center - High Point
Tuesday, November 8th, 10 am - 2 pm
WOW (Work Opportunities Wednesday)
NCWorks Career Center - Greensboro
Wednesday, November 15th, 1 pm- 4 pm
Toyota Battery Hiring Event
Evangel Fellowship, 2207 E Cone Blvd.
Saturday, December 9th, 10 am - 2 pm
Adult/Dislocation Worker Program - WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Orientations:
Tuesdays at 9:30 am and Thursdays at 2:15 pm
NCWorks Career Center – Guilford County
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