Workforce now has more college grads than those with high school or less

For the first time, four-year college graduates make up a larger share of the workforce than workers with a high school diploma or less, according to research released today by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

The report found that in 2016, workers with a bachelor’s degree...

OSHA fines firm $3.4 million for exposing temps to machine hazards

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Ohio auto parts manufacturer Sunfield Inc. 57 citations for safety violations, claiming the company willfully exposed temporary workers to machine hazards.

The agency also proposed the company pay more than $3.42 million...

Jobless claims average flat but initial claims up 10,000

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance was unchanged last week at 266,750, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised down by 250.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility...

Google Capital invests $46.35 million in human cloud firm Care.com

Care.com (NYSE: CRCM), an online personal services marketplace platform that ranks among the largest human cloud firms, announced Google Capital made a $46.35 million investment in the company, which makes Google Capital the largest shareholder in Care.com.

Laela Sturdy, a partner at Google Capital, will...

Independent contractor arrangements get closer look (Time)

Time magazine examines the mindsets of employers using independent contractors and reviews a study that found more than 80% of companies that use independent contractors say that they do so because they can quickly adjust the size of their workforce, save money and tailor the worker to a specific task....

New report lists largest US staffing firms for 2016

Staffing Industry Analysts today released its annual list of largest US staffing firms, which included 134 staffing firms with US staffing revenue of more than $100 million in 2015.

The five largest firms in the US are:

1. Allegis Group, $8.63 billion
2. Adecco, $4.627 billion
3. Randstad Holding, $4.625 billion...

Slone Partners names new CEO

Executive recruitment firm Slone Partners named Leslie Loveless as CEO, effective immediately. She succeeds Adam Slone, who founded the firm in 2000.

Loveless joined Slone Partners in 2007 and was promoted to chief operating officer in 2014. Prior to joining the firm, she served as director of training...

46% of North American IT firms to raise headcount

Less than half of IT organizations are increasing IT staff headcount this year, according to the Computer Economics’ annual IT spending and staffing benchmarks study. The survey collects data from more than 200 IT organizations in the US and Canada on the IT budget and staffing plans for the current...

OSHA cites Texas woodworking manufacturer, staffing firm for amputation hazards

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited woodworking manufacturer Terrill Manufacturing Company Inc. and A.L. Staffing Inc., dba Spherion Staffing, following an inspection of Terrill’s facility in San Angelo, Texas.

OSHA’s investigation found the woodworking...

Austin area posts lowest jobless rate

The Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area in Texas had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.9%, 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 the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise...