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SHRM Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®) 

EMPLOYMENT EXPECTATIONS
Manufacturing
Service
In May, the hiring rate will rise slightly in manufacturing and services compared with a year ago.

+2.4

+6.7

RECRUITING DIFFICULTY
Manufacturing
Service
In April, recruiting difficulty fell in manufacturing and rose in services compared with a year ago.

-3.5

+13.6

NEW-HIRE COMPENSATION
Manufacturing
Service
In April, the rate of increase for new-hire compensation was mainly unchanged in both sectors compared with a year ago.

+0.3

 

-1.2

Source: May 2013 SHRM LINE Report 

SHRM LINE Review 


The LINE Annual Review for 2012 is now available. The review looks at how LINE data correspond with other employment indicators and at broader economic trends and developments that occurred in the last 12 months. 

 

Previous SHRM LINE Reviews

2011 Annual Review

Q3 & Q4 2010 (July-December)

Q4 2009 (October-December)

Q3 2009 (July-September)

Q2 2009 (April–June)

Q1 2009 (January-March)

SHRM LINE May 2013 

Need data on what’s really happening in the job market? The SHRM LINE Employment Report covers the service and manufacturing sectors on key areas for recruiting each month: 

  • The only national employment indicator that includes hiring expectations for the month ahead – released one month earlier than the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation Report covering the same period.
  • Month to month data on new-hire compensation changes.
  • The only published measure of recruiting difficulty of highly qualified candidates for the most critical positions.

 

 Contacts
  • For questions on LINE® data please contact SHRM Research at (703) 535-6301 or line@shrm.org.
  • Members of the media should contact SHRM Media Affairs at (703) 535-6273, 703-535-6072, or press@shrm.org.