The US labor market is undergoing subtle yet impactful shifts, presenting HR and Talent Acquisition professionals with challenges and opportunities. In this episode of the People and Performance Podcast, we look at economic policy, the US labor market and macroeconomics  Chris Bjorling and Bill Banham are joined by Andrew Flowers, Labor Economist at Appcast. former economist at Indeed, and data journalist at FiveThirtyEight. Questions for Andrew include:* How has inflation in 2023 impacted the job market and recruiting?* What's the outlook for the tech sector in the next 12 months? * What has been the impact of new federal initiatives designed to create new jobs?More About Andrew FlowersAndrew Flowers began his career as an economic analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where he analyzed macroeconomic and financial data, produced reports and briefed its president, board of directors and other stakeholders on economic and financial conditions in the U.S. and abroad.Prior to joining Appcast in 2021, Andrew spent nearly three years at Indeed.com as an economist at its global research institute, the Hiring Lab. Before that, he was the quantitative editor and an economics writer at FiveThirtyEight, a premier media destination for data-driven coverage of politics and sports. Enjoyed this conversation with Andrew, hear more from him on the HRchat pod.----------Talking About Ways To Improve Company Culture and People Performance The People and Performance Podcast is a show that dives into all things related to raising performance in the working world around us. We investigate how technology and HR processes are inextricably linked to the employee experience and the bottom line. Chris Bjorling, Co-host Christopher Bjorling is President at Fidello Inc., a consulting and services firm specializing in improving human performance. For over 30 years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created over the years, his organization has helped clients design, develop, implement and integrate talent management processes and systems. Bill Banham, Co-host Bill Banham, Publisher at The HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast and Organizer of events such as DisruptHR London. Bill has worked with lots of business tech and HR-focused brands in the UK and North America including HRreview, TalentCulture, HRmarketer, Sprigg HR, and Team Fitness Tool. Contact us to learn more!