Construction employment up in 44 states

Construction firms added jobs in 44 states and the District of Columbia between January 2015 and January 2016, according to an analysis of US Department of Labor data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Hawaii posted the largest year-over-year percentage increase in construction...

Aligning executives’ personal values with organizational culture — few do this, survey says

Mounting evidence shows optimal performance comes from the alignment of an executive’s personal values with the organization’s culture and the role’s responsibilities, yet few executives or organizations have made the adjustments necessary to take advantage of this synergy, according to a global...

No more IC drivers? Report says 400 million to rely on robotic car sharing by 2030

Driverless cars are disrupting the automotive industry and supply chain, propelling car sharing forward as the mainstream transportation mode, according to a report released by ABI Research. The firm forecasts 400 million people will rely on robotic car sharing by 2030.

“The new car sharing economy...

Gig economy should use employees? — Staffing quote of the week

“It’s a very logical equation, which is if you want to deliver the best service, then you need the best people doing the job,” Dan Teran, CEO of Managed by Q, an office cleaning and maintenance company, told International Business Times in a story about gig worker classification. “And to get...

Egon Zehnder names new US leader

Egon Zehnder International, a privately held executive search firm, announced the leadership of its US practice in April will transition to Karl Alleman from Greig Schneider.

Schneider will join the firm’s board of directors. Based in Boston, he has led the firm’s US practice since 2011.

“Under Greig’s...

Staffing provider to pay $100,000 in ‘no Haitians’ ad probe

Interim Healthcare of Greater New York Inc., a local franchise of healthcare staffing and homecare franchisor Interim Healthcare Inc., will pay $100,000 in penalties, fees and costs to resolve an investigation regarding a help-wanted advertisement, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced.

The investigation...

Mississippi posts highest jobless rate among states in January

Mississippi posted the highest annual average unemployment rates among all states in January at 6.7%, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alaska and New Mexico followed at 6.6% and 6.5% respectively.

The District of Columbia had a rate of 6.5%.

North Dakota and South...

Healthcare jobs at high in terms of percent of total employment

Healthcare gained 38,100 new jobs in February, the sixth straight month of annual growth above 3%, according to the Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs released by the Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending.

Hospitals added 10,600 jobs, comparable to the 24-month average. Consistent...

Hiring for marketing professionals will remain stable in 2016

Hiring levels for marketing professionals will remain relatively stable from 2015 to 2016, with a small potential for slight to moderate growth in the job market, according to a study released by McKinley Marketing Partners.

More than half of hiring managers, 53%, plan to hire the same number of marketing...

Instacart to cut gig economy driver pay 63% — Web

TechCrunch report Instacart, the $2 billion grocery delivery startup, slashed pay for its gig drivers and shoppers in major markets like San Francisco and Los Angeles to $1.50 per drop-off from $4, which represents a 63% cut.