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Jobless claims average hits lowest level since 1973 (Bloomberg)

October 13, 2016

Filings for US unemployment benefits were at a four-decade low, Bloomberg reports. Employers remain reluctant to lay off workers as the pool of potential job candidates dries up and openings remain near record highs, making conditions ripe for wage gains that may spur Federal Reserve policy makers to...


New York Uber drivers now eligible for unemployment payments (The New York Times)

October 13, 2016

The New York Times reports two former drivers for Uber are eligible for unemployment payments, stating that New York State regulators have ruled they should be treated as employees rather than independent contractors, as the company has maintained. The decision could make it more difficult for Uber,...


US job openings fall 6.7% in August to eight-month low

October 12, 2016

The number of US job openings in August fell 6.7% from July to 5.4 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of hires also edged down from July.

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


Cross Country CFO takes medical leave

October 12, 2016

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) CFO William Burns is taking a medical leave of absence, according to a filing today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The board of directors appointed Christopher Pizzi as acting CFO.

Pizzi, has been corporate controller of the Boca Raton, Fla.-based...


Heidrick names controller

October 12, 2016

Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) appointed Stephen Bondi as VP, controller, effective Sept. 1, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bondi since July 29 has served as the company’s interim principal accounting officer, following...


Heavy/tractor-trailer truck driver is hardest-to-fill job, according to ASA index

October 12, 2016

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver was the hardest occupation to fill in the US, according to the American Staffing Association’s second-quarter skills gap index released today, a quarterly index that tracks hard-to-fill occupations in the US.

The index identified 158 occupations as hard to fill...


Tech companies like TaskRabbit engaged in affirmative action (TechCrunch)

October 12, 2016

TechCrunch reports that what tech companies say they’re trying to do around diversity and inclusion is indeed affirmative action. Aiming to increase diversity and foster inclusion in the tech industry is not the same as affirmative action, Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of online staffing firm TaskRabbit,...


Why Baby Boomers are getting into the gig economy (U.S. News & World Report)

October 12, 2016

Gig economy startups aren’t just for millennials. U.S. News & World Report spoke with several boomers about their motivations for getting into the gig economy.


PageGroup gross profit rises 1.3% in constant currency; North America falls 11%

October 11, 2016

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup plc reported gross profit edged up 1.3% in constant currency to £158.6 million (US$206.3 million) in its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30.

(£ millions) Q3 2016 Q3 2015 % change Constant currency % Q3 2016 (US$millions)
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Staffing 360 revenue up 33%; organic growth up 14%

October 11, 2016

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) reported revenue rose to $47.8 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 33.1% from $35.9 million in the same quarter of the prior year.

Gross margin edged up and net loss narrowed.

During the quarter, Staffing 360 opened a new office location in Concord,...