System One acquires staffing and services firm GAP Solutions

System One, which ranks on SIA’s list of largest US staffing firms, acquired GAP Solutions Inc., a professional services firm providing staffing and services to US government organizations.

The transaction closed Dec. 4; terms were not disclosed.

GAP Solutions’ services include human capital management,...

Bad hires cost an average $14,900 each last year, CareerBuilder survey finds

Companies lost an average of $14,900 on every bad hire in the last year, and it's a common mistake, according to a survey released today by CareerBuilder. Nearly three in four employers, 74%, reported they have hired the wrong person for a position.

When asked how a bad hire affected their business in...

Jobless claims average edges down; total claims fall by 2,000

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance edged down to 241,500 last week, a decrease of 750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the...

Shiftgig cuts a third of its payroll (Crain’s Chicago Business)

Crain’s Chicago Business reported on-demand staffing platform Shiftgig laid off 75 workers — or about one-third of its staff — as it reorganizes its sales and support operations and centralizes them in Chicago. Most of the jobs cut were outside Chicago and involved workers in sales and customer-support...

Lyft funding round now at $1.5 billion (Bloomberg)

Human cloud, ride-sharing firms, Lyft announced its new funding round is growing to $1.5 billion, Bloomberg reported. This funding round will bring Lyft’s valuation to $11.5 billion. CapitalG, an investment unit of Google parent Alphabet is leading the round.

Maxim Healthcare to pay $14 million in Massachusetts settlement after finding error

Maxim Healthcare Services Inc., the ninth-largest US healthcare staffing firm, agreed to pay more than $14 million to settle allegations that it improperly submitted and received overpayments for services from the state’s Medicaid program, known as MassHealth, Attorney General Maura Healey announced...

Oasis Outsourcing acquires Dallas-based PEO Staff One

Professional employer organization Oasis Outsourcing acquired Staff One HR. While Oasis currently has a presence in Texas, the deal expands its geographic footprint in the south-central region of the US.

Founded in 1988, Staff One HR provides human resources and related PEO services. It is headquartered...

DLH revenue up 12% on expansion of existing business and small, new contract awards

DLH Holdings Corp. (NASD: DLHC), an Atlanta-based contractor to the federal government that provides healthcare staffing, reported revenue rose 12.1% in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30. The company attributed the top-line growth to the expansion of services on existing contract vehicles throughout...

US private sector adds 190,000 jobs in November, keeps ‘solid pace’

US private-sector employment rose by 190,000 jobs in November from October, according to the ADP National Employment Report. The increase follows a gain of 235,000 in the previous month.

“The labor market continues to grow at a solid pace,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and co-head of the ADP Research Institute....

Online job ads rise by 137,100 in November, but measure still under review

US online job ads rose by 137,100 in November to more than 4.70 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads released today.

Despite November’s increase, the organization has noted a declining trend in the number of online job ads that may not reflect the broader trend in...