 That drop in salary budgets comes at a time as the labor market is cooled somewhat. Now 38% of the employers said they had trouble attracting and retaining top talent, down from 57% just a year ago. Dan Ronan, WTOP News. Turns out the summer blues can be an actual medical condition. WTOP's Matt Koufax sat down with a local psychiatrist who says it's more common this time of year than you think. We call that summer seasonal affective disorder, or summer SAD.