The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May as the labor market continues to show resiliency despite other signs of a slowdown in hiring.
Yet even as American businesses are creating hundreds of thousands of jobs each month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that 45% of financial job openings were unfilled as of April, while 50% of professional and business services roles were unfilled.
RGP research has found that more organizations are filling these skills gaps by tapping the growing pool of independent workers. As RGP CEO Kate Duchene wrote in her latest Forbes Contributor article, this shift in strategy can bring competitive benefits to organizations that successfully integrate skilled independent talent into their workforce.
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