Hiring Slows - Money Weekly Newsletter from alooola®
- alooola
- Aug 25, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 20, 2025
Hiring Slows
August 25, 2025
1 in 5 U.S. employers plan to cut back on hiring in late 2025—twice last year’s rate. It now takes workers an average of 24 weeks to find a new job, about a month longer than in 2024. 1
Wellesley College became the first U.S. college with annual costs over $100K. That being said, last academic year, the average undergraduate student in the U.S. paid about $30.8K after aid, with 27% covered by scholarships and grants. 2
25.6% of Zillow listings had a price cut in June (vs. 11.4% in 2021). Cuts were highest in Denver, Phoenix, and Raleigh (35%+), lowest in Milwaukee, Hartford, and New York (<15%). 2
Defense firms are booming amid a rise in geopolitical conflict—the Global X Defense Tech ETF is up 63% in 2025. Even excluding Palantir (its biggest holding), the average defense stock in the index is still up 15%. *3
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Sources:
WSJ - "More U.S. Companies Plan to Slow Hiring in Second Half of 2025"
MFS - "Beyond the News"
Barrons - "Defense Stocks Are Having a Great Year. These 12 Have More Room to Run."
*Past performance is not indicative of future performance
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