Summary:

– Oklahomans holding jobs saw 4.6% annual wage growth .

– Median salary for job-stayers in state reached $53,800.

– ADP says hiring slowed nationwide amid uncertainty, AI shifts.

More workers are holding onto their jobs tightly in 2025 even if they are dissatisfied and want to leave.

The phenomenon known as “ job hugging ” — where employees cling to their positions out of necessity rather than desire in an unstable labor market — has replaced job hopping , multiple news sources have reported in recent weeks.

Jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years for the week ending Sept. 6 to 263,000, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.

New data from ADP Pay Insights finds job-stayers in Oklahoma saw their pay increase 4.6% year-ove

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