Hiring was robust in September. So why did recruiting and human sources companies shed 14,700 jobs?

Businesses nonetheless need extra staff — however fewer persons are working as recruiters.

Some 14,700 fewer staff labored in employment companies in September in contrast with a month earlier, the sixth consecutive month the sector noticed a decline in employment, in line with Bureau of Labor Statistics knowledge launched Friday. The hiring business has shed staff in all however two months during the last yr.

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