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Robert Half revenue up 14.7%, profit nearly flat
October 19, 2007Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported revenue rose 14.7%, while net income rose less than a percent as selling, general, and administrative expenses grew faster than gross margins.
Revenue increased to $1.18 billion in the third quarter, up from $1.03 billion in the same period last year....
Latest Staffing Industry report released
October 19, 2007To download a copy of the Staffing Industry Report, click here.
Initial unemployment claims up 28,000
October 18, 2007In the week ended Oct. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 337,000, an increase of 28,000, or almost 9.1%, from the previous week's revised figure of 309,000. The four-week moving average was 316,500, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average...
Beige Book - Economic growth slower
October 18, 2007Economic activity continued to expand in September, but at a slower pace than the previous month, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book report released Wednesday. Temporary staffing companies reported increased hiring with the exception of activity to support financial services and real estate....
U.S. workers earn median of $695 a week
October 18, 2007Full-time workers in the
Full-time workers over 25 year of age without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $422, compared...
CareerBuilder buys Greek jobs site
October 18, 2007CareerBuilder.com said it acquired Kariera.gr, a Greek online job site. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition of Kariera.gr brings CareerBuilder's number of job seekers served in
Online jobs rise in 22 of top 28 metro markets
October 18, 2007The local employment index released today by Monster Worldwide Inc. (NASD: MNST) reported online jobs rose in 22 of the top 28
The Conference Board's leading index rises
October 18, 2007The Conference Board reported the
Seven of the 10 indicators increased in September. They were vendor performance, average weekly initial claims for...
Top women- and minority-owned staffing firms to be ranked
October 18, 2007Net income falls at Labor Ready
October 18, 2007Net income fell 8.5% in the third quarter at Labor Ready Inc. (NYSE: LRW) while revenue rose 4.4%. And the company said it closed 47 branches in 2007 because of a downturn in demand.
"Although the operating environment in industrial staffing remains difficult," CEO Steve Cooper said, "we continued our...