College and Career Tech Grads In Demand for Open Jobs OKLAHOMA CITY - 04/27/2022 With 86% of U.S. companies looking to hire employees in key departments this year, more than half (52%) say they intend to hire recent college graduates.

44% of Businesses Looking for Interns in 2022, and 94% of Those Likely to Extend Employment Offers Upon Completion OKLAHOMA CITY - 04/13/2022 Facing a critical lack of skilled workers, some U.S. hiring decision-makers are looking to create their own trained workforce as more than 2 in 5 companies (44%) say they plan to offer internships in 2022 with 94% likely to hire interns as part- or full-time employees afterward.

Nearly Half of Companies Have Recently Hired Out of Desperation OKLAHOMA CITY - 03/23/2022 Struggling with a depleted applicant pool, nearly 2 in 5 businesses (39%) report hiring someone they otherwise would not have in order to fill an open position, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals.

Increased Employee Workloads Top Reason Businesses are Hiring OKLAHOMA CITY - 03/09/2022 Sixty percent of companies plan to increase their number of employees in the first half of 2022 primarily due to increased workloads (49%), according to a new survey from Express Employment Professionals conducted by The Harris Poll.

67% of Blue Collar Workers Say COVID-19 Pandemic Changed How Society Views Their Jobs OKLAHOMA CITY - 02/23/2022 Two years after many U.S. businesses temporarily shut down to try to contain the first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, America's blue collar workforce feels they are more respected and appreciated, and even more in demand than before the pandemic.