MSP use plateaus in latest SIA staffing buyer survey; CW programs moving in-house?

Use of managed service providers has been increasing, but that use appears to have plateaued for now, according to research by Staffing Industry Analysts.

The three-year moving average of large firms that use an MSP was 63% this year, according to the new report “Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey: Trends...

Addison Group acquires Texas-based management consulting firm

Chicago-based professional staffing firm Addison Group acquired Bridgepoint Consulting, a Texas-based management consulting firm.

The deal closed Nov. 16; terms of the transaction were not announced. Bridgepoint Consulting will now operate as Bridgepoint Consulting, an Addison Group company. The company...

NACE reports employers plan 4% increase in recent grad hiring

US employers plan to hire 4% more college grads from the class of 2018 than they did from the prior year’s class, according to a fall survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. While this is a deceleration from similar surveys in recent years — last year, employers said they...

US leading index increases sharply, suggests ‘solid growth’ into new year

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index rose 1.2% in October to a reading of 130.4 (2010 = 100), following slight increases of 0.1% in September and 0.4% in August.

“The US LEI increased sharply in October, as the impact of the hurricanes dissipated,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, director of...

Administration getting tough on H-1B visas (Inc.)

The administration is getting more strict when it comes to the H-1B program, Inc. magazine reported. The H-1B program is for highly skilled workers such as IT professionals. Inc. cited an article in The Wall Street Journal that found more than one in four applications for H-1Bs were sent back between...

Long-running civil case between staffing agencies settles, but disputes remain (magicvalley.com)

A judge recently issued a decision in a case involving three Twin Falls, Idaho, staffing agencies embroiled in a years-long dispute over a noncompete agreement, magicvalley.com reported. The ruling this month temporarily resolved a case involving multiple claims made by Tom Welstad of Twin Falls Staffing...

IT job growth decelerates in October to lowest rate in years

IT job growth decelerated in the US amid a tighter labor supply, the TechServe Alliance reported Thursday. The number of IT jobs rose just 0.1% in October from September to more than 5.3 million, according to the organization. Year over year, the number of jobs was up 2.1%.

“Following a trend that has...

Right balance of tech, personalization is key to attracting talent, ManpowerGroup Solutions research finds

Finding the right balance of technology and personalization is key to attracting top talent, according to research released by ManpowerGroup Solutions, a division of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN).

The report, “Swipe Right: Candidate Technology Preferences During the Job Search,” found 52% of candidates...

Hawaii posts lowest jobless rate in October

Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in October at 2.2%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. North Dakota followed at 2.5%.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.2% in October.

The BLS reported unemployment rates fell in October in 12 states...

Temp workers file lost-time claims twice as often, Washington study finds (Safety+Health)

Safety+Health reports temporary workers file lost-workday claims about twice as often as permanent workers, citing a study from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. Researchers, Safety+Health reported, also found nearly 40% of temp claimants said they did not receive safety training...