2026 U.S. Labor Market Outlook: HireQuest Predicts a Year of Reset, Reallocation and Stabilization [Yahoo! Finance]
HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
renewed demand for skilled work, flexible contract roles and stronger alignment between employer and employee demands. GOOSE CREEK, S.C. Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After several years of volatility and record-breaking shifts in hiring trends, the 2026 labor market is poised for stabilization and strategic reset, according to new data from staffing and recruiting leader HireQuest, Inc . (NASDAQ: HQI). Based on survey responses from across its more than 400 offices representing its HireQuest Direct Snelling and MRI Network brands, 2025 data points to a steadying job market with fewer extremes and early signals of reallocation across industries, skill levels and regions. HireQuest Inc logo (Nasdaq: HQI) (PRNewsfoto/HireQuest) "2026 won't be defined by a hiring boom or a bust, but by more balance," said Rick Hermanns, President and CEO of HireQuest, Inc. "We're seeing a labor market that's stabilizing around new priorities: flexibility, fit and the kind of skilled work that ca
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- 12/1/25 - Form 8-K
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- 11/12/25 - Form 4
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