What Job Ads Reveal About Employer Willingness to Train

In Episode 96 of The Job Market Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down a signal hiding in plain sight: which job ads actually promise to train new hires. With the unemployment rate at 4.2 percent and weekly earnings up 3.9 percent year over year, employers are struggling to fill skilled roles—but many still refuse to invest in training. Lucas shares data from a new analysis of 50,000 job postings: only 1 in 8 mentions training, and those that do are concentrated in healthcare and manufacturing. Luna pushes back on whether training is a real signal or just cheap marketing, then both hosts discuss how job seekers can spot the difference between a genuine career investment and a bait-and-switch. The conversation is grounded in the latest JOLTS data (7.59 million openings) and average hourly earnings of $37.60. A practical episode for anyone applying for roles that claim to 'train the right candidate.' #JobAds #Training #HiringTrends #Careers #JobMarket #EmployerBehavior #LucasAndLuna #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #PodcastEpisode #SkillsGap #HealthcareJobs #Manufacturing #JOLTS #Unemployment #Wages #JobSearch #WorkforceDevelopment Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo