Jobless claims average falls by 9,500, report says number consistent with robust labor market

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance was 257,500 last week, down 9,500 from the previous week’s revised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of the...

Canadian job vacancies up 17%

Canadian employers reported 460,000 job vacancies in the second quarter, Statistics Canada reported today. The number of job vacancies rose by 67,000, up 17.2%, from the second quarter of 2016; it was the third consecutive year-over-year increase in both the number of vacancies and the job vacancy rate....

Fed agencies to share information in visa abuse probes against employers (Reuters)

The US Justice and State departments announced yesterday they agreed to share information with the aim of to better probing companies suspected of abusing visa programs used to hire foreign workers, Reuters reported. Under the memorandum of understanding, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division...

Big 4 accounting firm starts legal staffing business (Legal Week)

One of the Big 4 accounting firms, PwC, launched a legal staffing business line providing temporary lawyers called Flexible Legal Resources, Legal Week reported. “We are launching this now because we believe the legal services landscape has changed,” said PwC Legal Services Director Anne-Marie Botha....

PageGroup gross profit rises 9% in constant currency

UK-based staffing firm PageGroup plc reported gross profit rose 8.8% in constant currency in the third quarter. Continental Europe, the Americas and Asia delivered strong performances, according to the company. However, the UK, Singapore and Brazil continued to experience challenging market conditions....

New ManpowerGroup Solutions index lists best countries to find skilled talent

New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore ranked as the best countries to find skilled talent, according to the new Total Workforce Index released today by ManpowerGroup Solutions, a division of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN). The index measures and compares the relative ease of sourcing, hiring and retaining...

Man pleads guilty to tax and wire fraud in scheme to use insider-controlled staffing firm

The principal of an accounting firm pleaded guilty in a scheme that used a staffing firm to siphon money from a seafood processing company based in Gloucester, Mass., the US Attorney’s Office reported.

Michael Bruno, 62, of Melrose entered guilty pleas on Friday to conspiring to defraud the Internal...

Job openings see slight decline in August

The number of US job openings edged down 0.9% in August from the prior month — which was a record high — to 6.08 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The hires and separates rates also fell.

The job openings rate — a measure of job...

Supreme Court lets hacking conviction stand against former Korn Ferry exec (Ars Technica)

The US Supreme Court let stand the hacking conviction of former Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) executive David Nosal, who was convicted of computer hacking after leaving the company to start his own executive search firm, Ars Technica reported. After quitting Korn Ferry, Nosal urged a former colleague to give...

Bill aims to give greater access to international nurses (HealthLeaders)

To help ease staffing issues, hospitals and health systems are seeking international nurses to fill vacant positions, but current visa regulations can make it difficult to ensure supply keeps pace with demand, HealthLeaders reports. The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act proposes to designate 8,000...