California county posts highest average weekly wage in Q4

California’s Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, posted the highest average weekly wage among all large US counties in the fourth quarter at $2,365, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

 The 10 US counties in terms of highest average weekly wage in the fourth quarter:

1. Santa...

Freelancer management system Shortlist reports $1.5 million funding round

Shortlist, a freelancer collaboration platform and freelancer management system, announced a $1.5 million seed funding round. This brings Shortlist’s total funding to $2.3 million.

Shortlist will use the funding to enhance its payment and tax offerings, which help companies automate freelancer and vendor...

More than half of clients give ‘talent solution providers’ a ‘B’ grade

A survey by staffing provider Orion Talent found that 57% talent solutions providers’ clients give them a “B” grade when it comes to overall performance. Only 29% received an “A” grade, 12% received a “C,” and 2% received a “D.” None of the respondents gave their providers an “F.”...

What does ‘machine learning’ mean for staffing? (Staffing Industry Review)

‘Machine learning’ aims to help contingent workforce buyers and suppliers automate and speed up the analysis of data, according to an article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase that discusses the buzzword and the concept.

Minneapolis plans for $15 minimum wage (Star Tribune)

Minneapolis City Council members yesterday released plans to require employers to increase workers’ pay to $15 an hour within five years, the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper reported. Other cities are also moving to $15 per hour minimum wages. Businesses in San Francisco will be required to pay...

Fusion Healthcare Staffing lands investment, names chairman

Fusion Healthcare Staffing LLC secured strategic equity financing from brothers Paul and Gregory Sorensen to continue its growth in the locum tenens staffing market. The transaction closed May 31 and terms were not disclosed.

In connection with the equity financing, Fusion expanded its board of directors...

‘Staffing for Canada Week’ is this week

This week is Staffing for Canada Week, the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services announced. The week aims at recognizing the more than 400,000 Canadians employed through the $13 billion staffing profession.

The week first began in 1980 as “National Temporaries’ Week” in...

Weekly staffing employment in Q1 down 0.5%, ASA reports

The number of workers employed per week by the US staffing industry edged down 0.5% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the American Staffing Association. US staffing companies employed an average of 3.07 million temporary and contract workers per...

Demand for family physicians pushes up salaries, according to Merritt Hawkins

Demand for family physicians is exerting upward pressure on starting salaries, according to a report released by Merritt Hawkins, the physician search division of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS).

Merritt Hawkins’ 2017 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives tracks...

Job openings hit record high in April

The number of US job openings in April rose 4.5% from March to a record high of 6.04 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the number of hires fell 4.8%.

The job openings rate — a measure of job openings compared with total employment...