SoftBank CEO seeks either Uber or Lyft investment (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch reports SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son today told investors he is interested in pursuing a deal with human cloud firm Uber; however, he also said SoftBank is considering buying into Uber’s US competitor Lyft instead. SoftBank is the largest investor in ride-sharing firms Didi Chuxing in China,...

Manpower exec says 65% of tomorrow’s jobs don’t exist today (CNBC)

Mark Cahill, the UK managing director at Manpower, told CNBC that as much as 65% of the jobs that the next generation of workers will have do not exist today. Work automation technology will change the workplace, but it will create different kinds of jobs.

US temp jobs up by 14,700, penetration rate suggests “secular shift”

Temporary help jobs rose by 14,700 in July from June, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, today’s revised data also decreased June’s previously reported gain of 13,400 US temp jobs to a gain of 2,900.

The year-over-year growth rate...

AMN revenue up 3% in Q2

Second-quarter revenue rose 3.4% at AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN). Excluding approximately $18 million in labor disruption revenue in the year-ago quarter, revenue rose 7% year over year; there was no labor disruption revenue reported in this year’s second quarter. 

The San Diego-based...

Command Center names new CFO

Industrial staffing provider Command Center Inc. (OTCQB: CCNI) appointed Cory Smith to chief financial officer, effective July 31. He replaces Colette Pieper, who resigned after less than a year to pursue other professional interests.

Pieper assumed the CFO role at the Coeur D’Alene, Idaho-based firm...

People: Korn Ferry, TTA, Upwork, IIC Partners, Beacon Hill

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) announced Randall Wofford joined the firm as senior client partner, global account leader, industrial; he most recently was senior partner, market leader at Aon Hewitt, responsible for all human capital services and clients across Georgia,...

Canada adds 10,900 jobs in July; full-time jobs rose by 35,100

Canada added 10,900 jobs in July from May, as gains in full-time work offset a loss of part-time jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released by Statistics Canada. The number of full-time jobs rose by 35,100 in June while part-time jobs fell by 24,300.

Employment in July increased among women...

5 key facts about US lawful immigrants (Pew Research Center)

In the wake of President Donald Trump endorsement this week of a Senate bill that would reduce by half the number of foreigners granted lawful permanent resident status each year, Pew Research Center released a list of key facts about US lawful immigrants.

Adecco exec expects ‘substantial uptick’ in wage potential (CNBC)

Amy Glaser, senior VP at Adecco North America, told CNBC that policymakers, politicians and economists — not to mention the workers themselves — looking for pay to surge won't have to wait much longer. “The demand for labor in this market is intensely high,” she said. “In every discussion I’m...

Cross Country Q2 revenue up 5%, growth in all divisions

Second-quarter revenue at Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) rose 4.9% to $209.3 million, within guidance provided with the prior quarter’s earnings report.

Revenue rose in nurse and allied staffing and in physician staffing, primarily due to increases in volume. Revenue in Cross Country’s...