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Staffing industry news: September 29, 2026
The day's market snapshot and 19 stories.
Market snapshot
- The CDC's workforce shrank 30% between March 2025 and May 2026, losing nearly 9,000 employees to reductions in force and attrition, signaling potential contract demand in public health and epidemiology staffing.
- U.S. job openings fell to 7.08 million in August — the lowest since March — while monthly job gains average just 80,000 in 2026, pointing to a cautious hiring environment with constrained candidate flow.
- New data shows unemployment among non-college workers ages 22–34 is near a 20-year low, while recent college graduates face a 5.7% unemployment rate and 42% underemployment rate, narrowing the traditional degree premium to its smallest gap in roughly 30 years.
Stories from this day
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a Watertown, Massachusetts-based antiviral and immunology biotech, has laid off 37 employees as part of a company-wide…
Layoffs · 6d ago · United States
Arizona State Prison–Marana, operated by Management and Training Corporation (MTC), is set to reopen as an ICE immigration detention facility with…
Compliance · 6d ago · United States
Vermont's USDA offices lost 27% of their staff — 92 employees — through cuts and resignations, with the Natural Resources Conservation Service alone…
Top Intelligence · 6d ago · United States
The September Paychex Small Business Employment Watch shows the jobs index ticked up 0.02 points to 99.15, roughly in line with the 2026 year-to-date…
Salary Reports · 7d ago · United States
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Visa & Immigration · 6d ago · United States
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Salary Reports · 7d ago · United States
New data from the Burning Glass Institute shows unemployment among non-college workers ages 22–34 is near its lowest in over two decades, narrowing…
Salary Reports · 6d ago · United States
Seattle's minimum wage will increase to $22.14 per hour on January 1, surpassing neighboring cities Burien and Tukwila, in response to rising living…
Compliance · 7d ago · United States
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo approved emergency funding to avert teacher layoffs in the Clark County School District, which had been preparing to cut…
Top Intelligence · 7d ago · United States
Crelate, an AI recruiting platform serving over 25,000 recruiting professionals, has partnered with People2.0, a global employer-of-record and payroll…
Vendor Tools · 7d ago · United States
USCIS is finalizing new fee schedules for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, set to take effect November 30, 2026, following a program-specific fee…
Visa & Immigration · 6d ago · United States
Cadient has launched the Cadient Talent MCP Server, a production-ready capability that connects employer AI environments directly to its hiring…
AI Recruiting · 6d ago · United States
California's job market has reached a record high of 18.2 million employed workers as of August 2026, with announced layoffs running 8% below 2025…
Salary Reports · 7d ago · United States
Kaiser Permanente has filed notices with California's Employment Development Department announcing layoffs affecting 147 workers statewide, including…
Layoffs · 7d ago · United States
The union representing CDC workers reports the agency's workforce fell 30% between March 2025 and May 2026, a loss of 8,895 employees due to…
Layoffs · 7d ago · United States
Houston Independent School District is evaluating campus staffing levels against actual 2026-27 enrollment figures, with principals at under-enrolled…
Layoffs · 7d ago · United States
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is projecting a $5.9 million budget deficit as its fiscal year closes, up from $2.5 million just over a month ago…
Top Intelligence · 7d ago · United States