Canada sees modest job growth in July, ‘leisure and hospitality’ jobs lead gain: ADP

Employment in Canada rose by 11,600 jobs in July from June, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. Additionally, results from June were revised upward to a gain of 22,000 jobs from the previously reported loss of 10,500 jobs.

“We saw moderate job growth for the month of July,”...

US jobless claims average rises, but robust economy helps labor market weather trade storm

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 215,500 last week, up 1,000 from the previous week’s average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

The four-week moving average smooths the volatility of the...

Mexico’s economy contracts in Q2, jobs fall for first time since 2009 (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

Mexico’s economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.4% in the second quarter following the first-quarter’s growth of 4.6%, according to a Mexico Economic Update released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Recent data, including data on jobs, was relatively weak. Employment in the...

Uber reports $891 million loss in second quarter (Bloomberg)

Human cloud/ride-sharing firm Uber reported a second-quarter loss of $891 million on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. It’s a 16% improvement from the same quarter a year ago, but the company had posted a profit in the first quarter. Bloomberg said Uber is planning an initial public offering in the second...

Healthcare jobs are in lead, but tech still dominates list of top-paying jobs: Glassdoor

Physician, pharmacy manager and pharmacist ranked as the highest-paying jobs in America, but tech jobs still comprised about half of the highest-paying jobs, according to the Highest Paying Jobs in America report released today by Glassdoor.

Thirteen of the 25 jobs are tech jobs, more than any other profession...

Staffing 360 revenue up 42% in Q2 with acquisitions, but falls on organic basis

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider operating in the US and UK, reported second-quarter revenue rose 41.8%, which includes $20.1 million from acquisitions completed in September 2017; the June 2018 acquisition Clement May, completed in June 2018; and $400,000 from favorable...

RCM Technologies revenue up in Q2 but gross margin narrows

RCM Technologies Inc. (NASD: RCMT) revenue rose 13.6% in the second quarter. However, gross profit margin narrowed at the Pennsauken, NJ-based provider of engineering, healthcare and IT staffing.

IT staffing provider W3Global acquires healthcare staffing firm Protouch

IT professional services and staffing provider W3Global Inc. acquired Pro-Touch Nurses Inc. dba Protouch Staffing Inc., a healthcare staffing company headquartered in Plano, Texas.

The acquisition is a strategic expansion into a new vertical for W3Global. Protouch Staffing provides nurse and allied healthcare...

Tech’s upcoming impact on the staffing industry (Staffing Industry Review)

Technology — including artificial intelligence — will have an impact on the staffing industry. Already, 38% of all companies (not just staffing) use AI for recruitment now, and 62% plan to do so by the end of the year. Writer Leslie Stevens-Huffman covers the effect of technology in an article in...

Massachusetts law on noncompete agreements to take effect Oct. 1 (Mintz Levin)

A Massachusetts law covering noncompete agreements in employment contracts will go into effect Oct. 1, and it will have significant implications for employers, according to a blog post by Katharine Beattie and Jennifer Budoff of law firm Mintz Levin. “While employers will still be able to utilize noncompete...