People: Nelson, iWorkGlobal, On Assignment, MRINetwork, Allegis Partners and more

The Nelson Family of Cos., a staffing provider based in Sonoma, Calif., appointed Jim Wagner as senior VP. In this role, Wagner will oversee two Nelson divisions that focus on specialty staffing and workforce solutions: Nelson & Associates, serving the accounting, finance and legal fields, and Nelson...

Infosys, Tata stocks hit by US proposal to restrict skilled visas (Bloomberg)

A bill being proposed in US Congress aimed at limiting the outsourcing of jobs and reforming the country’s high-skilled immigration program is weighing on Indian IT consulting and software stocks, Bloomberg reports. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. fell as much as 3.3%, the most since Nov. 9, while Infosys...

Workplace of the near future will be agile, with robot bosses (Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Tribune examines future of the American workplace and suggests the roving worker/AI manager concept is likely on the horizon. The predicted shift is away from a career in the traditional sense and toward an ongoing series of work experiences. The reporter argues that workers attached to a...

Resources Connection revenue falls 2% in fiscal Q2

Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN) reported revenue fell 2.2% year over year, or 1.8% in constant currency, to $147.6 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 26.

Second-quarter US revenue fell 4% to $117.6 million, while international revenue rose 5.5% year over year, or 7.6% in constant currency,...

US adds 153,000 private sector jobs in December, ADP reports

US private-sector employment rose 153,000 jobs from November to December, according to the ADP national employment report. This is down from 215,000 jobs added in November.

December’s jobs gain was considerably below market expectations of 170,000 and came amid expectations for significantly stronger...

Eliassen Group board adds former Experis exec

IT and life sciences staffing firm Eliassen Group appointed Michael Barker to the company’s board of directors. Barker formerly was senior VP and general manager of Experis, North America, a division of ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN).

“Mike is an outstanding leader with tremendous industry experience and...

CEO confidence at six-year high

CEO confidence rose sharply in the fourth quarter after a slight retreat in the prior quarter, according to The Conference Board’s measure of CEO confidence. In the fourth quarter, the measure jumped to a level of 65, up from 50 in the third quarter of 2016.

A reading of more than 50 reflects more positive...

Jobless claims average falls, initial claims at eight-week low

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 256,750 last week, down 5,750 from the previous week’s revised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised down by 500.

The...

US service-sector activity expands at solid pace in December (The Wall Street Journal)

The Wall Street Journal reports growth in economic activity across the sprawling US service sector was steady and solid in December, a sign of momentum for the broader economy headed into the new year. The Institute for Supply Management today said its index of nonmanufacturing activity was at a reading...

How the gig economy will change in 2017 (Fast Company)

The gig economy has been on the rise for several years, and many reports point to a continued trend in American workers taking on both side gigs and cobbling together a living from a hodgepodge of short-term work or longer-term contracted jobs. Fast Company queried a variety of experts on what they thought...