ZipRecruiter recently released an analysis about current dynamics of labor supply and demand in the economy. The conclusion was that for the first time, the U.S. economy had exhausted its supply of workers.
“2022 was the first year on record where the demand of labor fully caught up to the supply,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter.
She said that before the pandemic, on average, there were 2.4 unemployed workers for every job opening. That has moved to about 0.5 unemployed...
For an industry that seems to be in desperate need of truck drivers to meet peak volume demands, Haul has arrived at the right time.
The on-demand truck driver platform announced Wednesday that it has closed a $10 million funding round led by B Capital Group. Haul’s new funding adds to a $3 million seed round announced in February 2021.
This latest round of financing includes some of the top leaders in the supply chain and marketplace technology space, including previous funders Hack VC, Next...