Job satisfaction highest since 2005

Nearly half of US workers, 49.6%, are satisfied with their jobs, according to The Conference Board Job Satisfaction survey. This is up from 48.3% in 2014 and the highest level since 2005.

“The rise in workers’ job satisfaction is directly influenced by labor market improvements, and the latest annual...

Gig platform co-op gives workers most of the money (The New York Times)

Stocksy.com is part of a new wave of start-ups that are borrowing the tools of Silicon Valley to create a more genuine “sharing” economy that rewards the individuals generating the value, The New York Times reports. The cooperative is owned and governed by the photographers who contribute their work....

Superior announces new president and two vice presidents

Superior Group announced that Brian Christel was promoted to the role of president of its Superior Talent Resources operations. In addition, it also named a new VP of operations for its West region and a new VP of business development for its West region. Buffalo, NY-based Superior Group ranks as the...

Wage growth pace slows in Q2, ADP report finds

The US labor market maintained its trend of growth in wages in the second quarter but at a slower pace, according to the ADP Workforce Vitality Report released today. Growth in hours worked and employment drove gains.

The report tracks a set of full-time workers to determine wage growth among those who...

More young talent, fewer jobs in Silicon Valley (CNBC)

Technology companies are always looking for bright, young talent to fill entry-level positions, but lately it’s become more competitive to land a gig in Silicon Valley, CNBC reports. Tech job postings are in a slump, but the supply of young talent looking to work in Silicon Valley is greater than ever...

Median earnings of US workers up 2.9% in Q2

Median weekly earnings of US full-time wage and salary workers rose 2.9% year over year in the second quarter to $824 (not seasonally adjusted), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $744, or 81.8% of the $909 median for men,...

Brightfield names Ron Mester as CEO

Brightfield Strategies announced Ron Mester will serve as CEO, a new role at the firm, effective Aug. 1. Brightfield Strategies is a partner with Staffing Industry Analysts and consults with Fortune 500 companies on contingent workforce strategy initiatives.

Brightfield’s co-founder Jason Ezratty will...

Health Carousel names chief nursing officer

Healthcare staffing provider Health Carousel named Earl Dalton as chief nursing officer, a new position within the firm.

Dalton most recently was director of emergency services at TriHealth Health System. Prior to joining TriHealth in 2011, he was executive director of nursing at Stamford Health System...

Judge awards $179,000 in Louisiana staffing firm discrimination case

A federal judge ruled in favor of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its gender discrimination lawsuit against a Louisiana staffing firm, the federal agency announced Monday. The EEOC had charged that Workplace Staffing Solutions LLC, which operates an office in Gulfport, Miss., violated...

Layoffs serve as reminder — Staffing quote of the week

“Obviously, any one firm doesn’t indicate a shift in overall employment, but it’s a reminder of how important that sector is to us, how sensitive the Inland Empire economy is to those jobs, and a reminder that we have to stay attractive as a region and a workforce to the warehouse and logistics...