US GDP rebounds to 2.6% in second quarter

US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in the second quarter, according to the “advance” estimate of GDP growth released today by the US Commerce Department.

In the first quarter, real GDP advanced 1.2%.

The economy was bolstered by a rebound in consumer spending, the largest...

People: Floyd Lee Locums, ZRG, Sales Search Partners and more

Floyd Lee Locums, a physician staffing firm based in Charleston, SC, announced Michelle Lathan took over as director of operations in May. Lathan has more than 10 years of experience in locum tenens and recruitment and most recently was with Mint Physicians. Floyd Lee Locums is an expansion of the locum...

Freelancer.com warns users about data breaches on other websites (Gizmodo)

Human cloud, online staffing firm Freelancer.com sent a warning to users whose credentials it found on third-party leak sites, and suggested they may want to change their passwords, Gizmodo reported. Freelancer.com’s site was not compromised, the company stressed, but some users’ details were found...

Senate rejects ACA ‘skinny repeal’ (Chicago Tribune)

Senate Republicans failed to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. The Chicago Tribune reports Sen John McCain sided with Democrats and two other Republicans in opposition to the bill, calling instead for a bipartisan approach to overhauling the ACA. The law had raised concerns...

On Assignment revenue up 7% on Apex division growth

Second-quarter revenue rose 7.4% at Calabasas, Calif.-based On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN). The increase was 7.6% on a same-billable-days and constant-currency basis.

Revenue rose 10.7% in its Apex division but fell 2.3% in its Oxford division, mainly attributable to revenue from two large projects that...

Impellam revenue increases in first half of year

UK-based staffing and workforce solutions provider Impellam Group plc reported revenue for the first half of this year rose 2.4%, affected by challenging conditions in its UK specialist staffing and healthcare businesses.

ADP’s PEO revenue rises 16% in fiscal Q4; PEO worksite employees up 12%

PEO revenue rose 16% at ADP (NASD: ADP) in the company’s 2017 fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30. The Roseland, NJ-based firm provides other services, including paycheck processing. Total revenue rose 6% to $3.06 billion in the quarter, up 7% on an organic basis; however, net earnings declined.

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Jobless claims average unchanged, but initial claims jump 10,000

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance was 244,000 last week, unchanged from the previous week’s average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

The four-week...

How a former staffing professional would approach sales (Staffing Industry Review)

Cathy Penrod, director of workforce management for Menasha Packaging Company and a former staffing professional, provides a list of “Dos and Don’ts” to help staffing providers land business in a new Staffing Industry Review article.

Human cloud ride-sharing firms attract riders from taxis and rental cars (CNBC)

CNBC reports on new data that finds business travelers increasingly turn to Uber and Lyft while taking fewer cabs and renting fewer cars when out on the road. Certify, a travel management firm that handles corporate travel transactions, found rental cars controlled 29% of the ground-travel expenses for...