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Employment services sales rise 0.4%
December 12, 2007Third-quarter revenue in the U.S. employment services industry rose 0.4% from the second quarter, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today. Firms in the employment services category, which includes temporary help, professional employer organizations, and employment placement agencies,...
Manpower report finds hiring to cool in Q1
December 11, 2007U.S. employers plan to hire at a slightly slower pace in the first quarter of 2008 than the first quarter of 2007, according to Manpower Inc.'s (NYSE: MAN) employer outlook survey released today.
It found that 22% of employers planned to increase their staffs in the upcoming quarter while 12% planned...
Job openings almost flat
December 11, 2007The number of job openings rose 3,000 month-over-month in October to more than 4.1 million on the last day of the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was 2.9% in October, unchanged from September but down from 3.0% in October 2006.
The job openings rate was...
ISM cites manufacturing, service sector growth
December 11, 2007Manufacturing revenue is expected to grow 6.8% in 2008, according to the Institute for Supply Management's semiannual economic forecast. In the service sector, growth is expected at 2%.
Manufacturing employment in 2008 is forecast to rise 1.6%, according to the ISM. Service-sector employment will increase...
Wilco on resume?
December 11, 2007Jeff Reeder, managing editor of Staffing Industry Review magazine, blogs on the increasing use of online sites such as MySpace.com by recruiters seeking more information on job candidates. Click here.
Workers cost an average of $28.03 an hour
December 11, 2007U.S. employers paid on average $28.03 an hour in wages and benefits in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $19.56 an hour, or 69.8% of costs, and benefits averaged $8.47 for 30.2%.
The cost per hour of life, health, and disability insurance averaged...
Research from Staffing Industry Analysts
December 11, 2007Here is a list of research reports released last week by Staffing Industry Analysts.
BRIEFING - NOVEMBER EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN
November temp bounce back; Third quarter the bottom?; Nonfarm employment decelerates; Direct placement still soft. For more, click here.
BRIEFING - The fastest-growing occupations...
Contract Watch - Analysts International, Modis
December 11, 2007Information technology staffing and solutions firm Analysts International Corp. (NASD: ANLY) said it and Computer Projects of Illinois signed a $6 million contract to help the Colorado Department of Public Safety replace its Colorado Crime Information System.
Modis Inc., the information technology staffing...
Top executives more upbeat in fourth-quarter survey
December 10, 2007The leaders of America
Zero to temp in 20 minutes
December 10, 2007Noël Calvi, research analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts, blogs about her recent experience as a temporary staffing buyer. Click here.