Staffing employment at 15-year high for Q3, ASA reports

Average weekly employment for temporary and contract workers in the third quarter was the highest for any third quarter since 2000 and was the second-highest number of staffing employees since the inception of the American Staffing Association’s Staffing Employment and Sales Survey in 1992, according...

Labor Ready, Command Center founder joins Labor SMART advisory board

Glenn Welstad, founder and former CEO of Labor Ready Inc. and Command Center Inc., joined Labor SMART Inc. (OTCBB: LTNC) as the first member of its newly created advisory board.

Labor SMART, a provider of industrial staffing serving the southeastern US, in May rejected an offer by Command Center to purchase...

IT jobs edge up in November, TechServe reports

The number of IT jobs in the US rose 0.2% in November from October to more than 5.0 million jobs, the TechServe Alliance reported today.

“While not as robust as earlier in the year, IT employment continued its steady climb in November,” said TechServe Alliance CEO Mark Roberts. “This follows October...

Field Nation report says 70% expect contingent workforce growth in next year

Nearly 35% of today’s total workforce is comprised of non-employee workers — including temps, freelancers and independent contractors — according to the annual “State of Contingent Workforce Management” research study released by Field Nation and Ardent Partners. In addition, 70% of enterprises...

Hiring in Mexico to increase in Q1, ManpowerGroup says

Mexico’s employers report respectable hiring plans for the first quarter, according to a survey by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN). The survey found 17% of employers in Mexico plan to increase staff in the upcoming quarter, 6% plan to make reductions and 75% expect no change, yielding a net employment...

Q1 hiring plans for US strongest since 2007

US employers report the strongest first-quarter hiring plans since 2007, according to the first-quarter 2016 Manpower employment outlook survey released today by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN).

Globally, employer hiring confidence is strongest in India, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey and the US. The weakest —...

Uber: Most drive part time, more women signing up

The percentage of Uber drivers who drive part time and have other part-time or full-time jobs rose to 69% in November of this year from 62% in December of last year, according to a survey released by Uber. In addition, more Uber drivers are women with women representing 19% of Uber drivers in November,...

Impellam to acquire Bartech for $120 million

Impellam Group plc agreed to acquire Bartech Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries from private equity firm Sverica Capital Management LLC for an initial payment of $120 million.

The transaction is expected to close Dec. 9.

Impellam’s $120 million initial payment will include $115.4 million in cash and...

US job openings fall in October

The number of US job openings in October fell 2.7% from September to less than 5.4 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Job openings decreased in professional and business services, and in the West region.

The job openings rate — a measure...

Randstad sees RPO opportunities in India — Staffing quote of the week

“The concepts of Digital India and Make in India are creating a growth spurt,” Randstad India CEO Moorthy Uppaluri said in a Q&A with The Economic Times. “E-commerce is growing rapidly. Wherever there is a growth activity, RPO is the best solution for quality assurance. About 5% of our clients...