Jay serves as chief labor market analyst for ThinkWhy®, charged with leading the product and market analysis business units for LaborIQ®. His expertise in analyzing and distilling complex data into actionable insights supplies the industry with “why it matters” answers for strategic business and talent decisions. Denton has been featured in Bloomberg Business, Inc., The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Business Insider and many others, and is a sought-after speaker for executive groups, talent acquisition associations and media outlets across the nation.
Denton holds dual degrees in Management Information Systems and General Business from Texas Tech's Rawls College of Business.
The rise in COVID-19 numbers slowed the pace of economic rebound. Meanwhile, the pace of job gains have moderated and July’s job gain would be considered beyond robust in normal times, but it signals that the strength of recovery is highly dependent on our ability to contain the virus.
ThinkWhy, a SaaS company helping businesses navigate the labor market, has released its U.S. monthly jobs report for July 2020. According to the Burea