State of U.S. Hiring: First Half of 2022

STATE OF U.S. HIRING

First Half of 2022

Companies' plans for hiring permanent staff:*

65% Adding new positions

33% Filling vacated positions

2% Not filling vacated positions or creating new ones

1% Eliminating positions

PRACTICE AREA

Finance 65%

Technology 68%

Marketing 69%

Legal 57%

Administrative and Customer Support 72%

Human Resources 68%

COMPANY SIZE (by number of employees)

20-499 64%

500-999 72%

1,000+ 63%

Top hiring strategies:

1. Increasing starting salaries

2. Offering remote options

3. Providing signing bonuses

Biggest benefit of hiring fully remote workers:

54% More applications from skilled candidates

45% Greater compensation flexibility

34% Quicker hiring process

* Responses do not total 100% due to rounding

Source: Robert Half survey of more than 2,300 senior managers in the U.S.

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