P2P Staffing revenue up 34% in first half

Revenue in the first half of this year rose 33.9% at P2P Staffing Corporation to $119.8 million from revenue of $89.5 million in the first half of last year, the company reported.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based P2P delivers workforce solutions and professional staffing through two business units: TekPartners...

People: WinterWyman, Agile-1, Plumlee & Associates, TRC, Korn Ferry Hay Group

Waltham Mass.-based WinterWyman Search promoted Mark Stagno to partner at the firm’s software technology practice. Stagno previously served as principal consultant in the same division. Meanwhile, WinterWyman Contract Staffing in New York promoted Frank Dadah to partner of its accounting, finance and...

Significant job gains in 18 states, but unemployment rises (The Washington Post)

Unemployment rates ticked up noticeably in six states in June, even as employers continued to add jobs and the hiring outlook improved, The Washington Post reports. Employers added a significant number of jobs in 18 states last month, while three states lost a meaningful level of jobs.

ManpowerGroup global Q2 revenue up 3%; US revenue falls

Second-quarter revenue at ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) rose 3.3% and was impacted by a stronger US dollar. In constant currency, revenue was up 4.5%. The Milwaukee-based staffing giant also reported revenue fell 4.9% in the US.

In France, the country’s largest single market, revenue rose by 4.1%, or 2.2%...

TrueBlue revenue up; takes $99 million charge

Second-quarter revenue rose 7.2% at TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI), but the industrial staffing, MSP and RPO firm posted a net loss of $63.7 million after it reported a noncash impairment charge of $99 million. The impairment was driven by changes at its largest customer, Amazon.

TrueBlue reported in April...

More than half of workers say 9-to-5 work day is thing of past

More than half of workers, 59%, believe the 9-to-5 work day is a thing of the past, according to a survey of 3,244 full-time US workers by CareerBuilder.

Older workers more likely viewed the traditional eight-hour work day as a thing of the past. Among workers ages 45 to 54, the survey found that 65%...

US leading economic index rises in June after decline in May

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic index for the US rose 0.3% in June to a level of 123.7 (2010 = 100) after falling 0.2% in May.

“The US [Leading Economic Index] picked up in June, reversing its May decline,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, director of business cycles and growth at The Conference...

Removal of 83-year-old temp could be discrimination (Bloomberg BNA)

A security staffing company’s removal of an 83-year-old receptionist at the request of client FMR Co. may result in it being liable for age discrimination, Bloomberg BNA reports. The receptionist had been placed by Securitas Security Services USA at an FMR office in Westlake, Texas, but the staffing...

Leasing firm for Uber and Lyft drivers ends service (Fortune)

A company that leased cars on a weekly basis to drivers for human cloud firms Uber and Lyft ended its service, Fortune reports. The leasing firm, Breeze, had operated in six cities, but now the firms plans to focus on fleet management software. The pivot, however, will come with layoffs. Breeze...

List ranks largest US industrial staffing firms by revenue

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) ranked as the largest US industrial staffing firm in terms of industrial temporary staffing revenue, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2016 list of largest US industrial staffing firms. EmployBridge Holding Company and Express Employment Professionals rank second and...