Starbucks CEO Schultz on hiring veterans (CNBC)

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer that he wants to raise the national awareness of what it means to serve by hiring veterans to recruit veterans within his company. “What we need inside Starbucks in the HR group is ... veterans recruiting veterans who understand...

Recruit net sales rise 4%, Indeed up 68%

Recruit Holdings Co., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, reported net sales rose 3.7% to ¥406.9 billion (US$4.0 billion) in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30.

RCM Technologies revenue down 12%

RCM Technologies Inc. (NASD GM: RCMT) — a provider of engineering, IT and healthcare staffing — reported revenue fell 11.9% in its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 1. Gross margin also narrowed from same period of the prior year.

On the last day of fiscal 2015, RCM disposed of its QAD Software Solutions...

App wins second annual Healthcare Staffing Summit Innovation Award

An app developed by Foreman Therapy Services that streamlines communication between home healthcare firms and service providers received the second annual Innovation Award on Wednesday at the Healthcare Staffing Summit in Washington.

Nate Foreman, president of Foreman Therapy Services, said the app was...

Jobless claims average edges up but initial claims fall

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 259,750 last week, up 1,750 from the previous week’s average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

The four-week...

Trump's manufacturing fix needs one thing: workers (Crain’s Chicago Business)

Crain’s Chicago Business reports Justin Norman, who runs 10 auto plants in the US and Mexico, believes the jobs, the wages, lifestyle and workforce that have been lost may not be as much a victim of the NAFTA trade deal that opened up more trade between the US and Mexico. “Since 2013 there's been...

Minimum wage hikes in four states show path for labor under Trump (Reuters)

Reuters reports voters in four states raised minimum wages on Tuesday even as Republicans who oppose such increases won nationally, indicating that workers may still be able to improve compensation. Pay hikes appeal to working-class voters who lifted Republican Donald Trump to a win in the US presidential...

Barrett’s revenue rises 13% in Q3, PEO revenue up 16.5%

Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASD: BBSI) reported revenue rose 13.3% in the third quarter amid same-customer sales growth and a net increase in new clients. Net professional employer organization revenue rose 16.5%.

The Vancouver, Wash.-based professional employer organization and staffing firm appointed...

ACA and economy are some concerns for staffing industry in wake of election

Voters sent a shock wave through Washington in yesterday’s election, but the question remains how this change will affect the staffing industry, with the future of the Affordable Care Act and the economy ranking as major concerns.

“There is no question that this is the most provocative change statement...

CrowdFlower forms scientific advisory board targeting AI and crowdsourcing

CrowdFlower, a crowd-sourcing platform provider in the online staffing space, announced a scientific advisory board comprised of three artificial intelligence and machine learning industry experts – Barney Pell, Anthony Goldbloom, and Pete Warden — to help guide the company's future strategy.

“I’m...