The Onin Group acquires Universal Labor & Staffing

The Onin Group acquired Universal Labor & Staffing, a Dallas-based industrial staffing provider. The deal closed Tuesday.

“Onin has focused on attracting, developing and retaining top talent, and we know the acquisition of Universal Labor & Staffing will expand our service capabilities,” said...

ASA staffing index steady

The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry edged up to a reading of 95.46 for the week Sept. 12 to Sept. 18. Temporary and contract staffing employment rose 0.60% from the prior week, which included the Labor Day holiday, but fell 2.32% from the same...

Jobless claims average edges down 2,250 to lowest level since April

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 256,000 last week, down 2,250 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 also revised slightly downward...

Millennials outpace other age groups for taking on side gigs, survey finds

Millennials significantly outpace other age groups for taking on side jobs, according to a CareerBuilder survey released today.

The survey found 29% of workers have a side job, a trend that is especially strong among the millennial demographic. Forty-four percent of those ages 25 to 34 and 39% of those...

Microsoft supplier laying off unionized contingent workers (GeekWire)

Microsoft supplier Lionbridge Technologies is laying off all union employees, about two months after completing its first contract with a group of temp workers, GeekWire reported. The self-described “start-up union,” Temporary Workers of America, posted news on its website earlier this week that...

Shiftgig raises another $3.9 million (ChicagoInno)

Shiftgig, an on-demand labor marketplace, raised another $3.9 million in equity, ChicagoInno reports. The new funding follows a $22 million Series B funding round in November 2015. Shiftgig has raised about $40 million since launching in 2012, according to ChicagoInno. Earlier this month, Shiftgig acquired...

Staffing 360 says revenue up 30%, net loss moderates

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) today reported revenue rose 30% to $47 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, and net loss moderated to $1.3 million from $1.7 million in the year-ago quarter.

Today’s announcement was a pre-release of financial results. The company expects to release...

Paychex revenue up 9%, cites strong demand for PEO

Paychex Inc. (NASD: PAYX) revenue rose 9% in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31; that’s consistent with its year-over-year revenue growth of 9% in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Rochester, NY-based firm, which provides payroll processing, professional employer organization services and other services,...

Advanced Group names two execs: CHRO and managing director

Staffing provider the Advanced Group named Julie Bell as chief human resources officer and Brian Brooke as managing director of its office division.

Advanced Group, based in Chicago, ranks on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of fastest-growing US staffing firms.

New CHRO Bell has more than 20 years of...

Denver and Salt Lake City post lowest jobless rates

The Denver and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas posted the lowest unemployment rates among large metropolitan areas at 3.2% each in August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

Posting the highest jobless rate among large metropolitan areas in August was the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario...