Elwood Staffing acquires commercial staffing firm Swanson Staffing

Columbus, Ind.-based Elwood Staffing acquired Swanson Staffing, a commercial staffing firm serving northern Indiana and parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Swanson Staffing served clients in the light industry arena, much like Elwood. The acquisition includes three Swanson Staffing branch offices in Indiana...

Job boards not dead, their evolving role remains important to staffing

Reports of job boards’ death have been greatly exaggerated. They remain an important — and evolving — tool for staffing firms.

“Job boards is always an important topic for staffing firms to consider,” said John Nurthen, executive director of global research at Staffing Industry Analysts. “Job...

Jobless claims average up but initial claims fall by 14,000

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 248,000, last week, up 2,250 from the previous week’s revised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised up by 250.

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Wells Fargo grants Ciber more time to strike deal, pay back loan (Denver Business Journal)

IT solutions and staffing provider Ciber Inc. (NYSE: CBR) has a little more time to strike an M&A deal or pay off a Wells Fargo & Co. credit line, but the terms of its extension don’t look easy, the Denver Business Journal reports. The Greenwood Village, Colo.-based company had until Jan. 31...

Contracted: The end of employees (The Wall Street Journal)

The outsourcing wave that moved apparel-making jobs to China and call-center operations to India is now just as likely to happen inside companies across the US and in almost every industry, The Wall Street Journal reports. For companies, the biggest allure of replacing employees with contract workers...

Agent of change (CWS 3.0)

Odds are, you are a change agent, someone who indirectly or directly influences organizational evolution and most often brings about improvements to business processes, procedure or products. And as anyone who has ever struggled to keep a New Year’s resolution can tell you, following through on a personal...

‘Strong start,’ US adds 246,000 private sector jobs in January, ADP reports

US private-sector employment rose by 246,000 jobs from December to January, according to the ADP national employment report. This is a jump from 151,000 jobs added in December and the largest increase since June, when private-sector employment rose by 262,000 jobs.

December’s increase was revised down...

Groupe Crit reports Q4 revenue up 10% like-for-like

Workforce ecosystem firm Groupe Crit reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 10.2% on a like-for-like basis to €556.5 million (US$586.3 million); revenue was up 11.1% on a reported basis. The Paris-based company has staffing operations in Europe and elsewhere, and it owns South Bend, Ind.-based Peoplelink...

Meet the most influential leaders of the Latin American staffing industry

For the first time, Staffing Industry Analysts is listing the 25 most influential leaders in the Latin American staffing industry. And the new list is now online.

The region represents untapped potential for the staffing industry with 12% of large firms surveyed by SIA planning to expand their contingent...

ADP reports PEO revenue up 12%

PEO revenue rose 12% at ADP (NASD: ADP) in the company’s 2017 fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31. Roseland, NJ-based ADP provides other services, including paycheck processing. Total revenue rose 6% to $2.99 billion in the quarter; the increase was 7% on a constant-currency basis.

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