North Carolina is latest to join Fed’s misclassification fight

The US Department of Labor’s wage and hour division and the North Carolina Industrial Commission signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to work together to reduce the misclassification of workers as independent contractors or other nonemployee statuses. The agreement helps both agencies provide...

Temp staffing revenue accelerates in July, Pulse staffing survey finds

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 6% year over year in July among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. This follows a flat growth rate reported in June.

“July’s Pulse survey indicates a bounce back for temporary staffing as most of the skill segments...

Allegis Global Solutions names executive director of SIGMA MSP

Allegis Global Solutions, a managed services provider and recruitment process outsourcing firm, named Jessi Guenther as executive director of SIGMA MSP, its new contingent workforce management offering, effective in August. The program supports companies that traditionally rely on preferred supplier...

Uber names Target exec as president

Uber Technologies Inc. hired Jeff Jones, chief marketing officer at Target Corp., as president, ridesharing. Jones will be responsible for Uber’s operations, marketing and customer support globally.

Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick made the announcement Tuesday in a blog post.

Jones replaces Ryan...

US private-sector job growth remains strong in August, ADP reports

US private-sector employment rose by 177,000 jobs in August from July, according to the ADP national employment report.

“Job growth in August was stable and consistent with levels from previous months as consumer conditions improve,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and head of the ADP Research Institute. “Continued...

Online job ads flat, ‘downward trend’ continues

US online job ads edged up by only 1,900 in August to almost 4.82 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads.

“A flat August shows no sign of renewed strength in online advertised vacancies,” said Gad Levanon, chief economist, North America, at The Conference Board. “The...

Report finds 60% of college grads open to temp positions

Recent graduates are flexible when it comes to the type of position they are looking for, according to staffing firm LaSalle Network’s white paper, “What the Class of 2016 Wants,” which includes a survey of recent and soon-to-be college graduates.

The survey found 60% of respondents were open to...

Denver area posts lowest jobless rate

The Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area in Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in July, 3.4%, among large US metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million or more, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The highest jobless rate among large metropolitan areas was in California’s Riverside-San...

Google takes on Uber with new ride-sharing service (The Wall Street Journal)

Google is moving onto Uber Technologies Inc.’s turf with a ride-sharing service that allows San Francisco commuters to join carpools, The Wall Street Journal reports. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., began a pilot program around its California headquarters in May that enables several thousand area...

Kickstarter fuels job creation, gig economy and career reinvention (Forbes)

Crowdfunding site Kickstarter, well-known for fueling startups, is also a powerful engine of job creation, Forbes reports. A recent study of 61,654 successful Kickstarter projects by Wharton professor Ethan Mollick found that about 5,135 ongoing full-time jobs were created as a result of projects...