People on the move: Robert Half, Wipro, Intelliswift, Aerotek, Felix and more

Robert Half Inc. named John Reed as senior district president for technology talent solutions, overseeing operations throughout the Western US. He will lead Robert Half’s technology and marketing and creative practice groups across the region. A 25-year veteran of the firm, Reed has held key leadership...

Workforce Holdings issues profit warning

Workforce Holdings Ltd. (WKF:JNB), a staffing provider headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, issued a profit warning on 20 March.

The company expects a loss per share of between 11.27 cents and 15.94 cents in South African Rand for the year ended 31 December 2023. That compares to earnings per...

HeadFirst and Impellam now a combined firm

HeadFirst Group and Impellam Group today announced they have officially joined. The announcement helps cap a process that began in July 2023, when Impellam announced it had entered talks to be acquired. 

The combined company has €8 billion (US$8.70 billion) in spend under management, 2,100 internal...

Job&Talent US revenue up 22% in 2023

Job&Talent, a digital staffing platform headquartered in Madrid, Spain, reported revenue in the US market rose 22% year over year to $450 million for full year 2023. 

The growth makes the US Job&Talent’s largest and fastest-growing market in terms of revenue as well as the most profitable...

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index rises for first time in two years

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the US rose in February for the first time since February 2022. The index increased by 0.1% to a reading of 102.8 (2016=100), following a 0.4% decline in January 2024.

“Strength in weekly hours worked in manufacturing, stock prices, the Leading Credit...

Careers Launch Talent Group acquires Phoenix-based talent acquisition firm

Careers Launch Talent Group, an executive search and outplacement services provider based in Mesa, Arizona, acquired Signature Hire, a Phoenix -based talent acquisition firm focused on engineering, construction and manufacturing. 

The move aims to expand Careers Launch’s footprint into new markets...

Staffing employment declines in Q4: ASA

The average weekly number of temporary and contract workers employed by US staffing firms edged downward by 0.6% to 2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the American Staffing Association’s Staffing and Sales Survey released today. However, the fourth quarter saw the smallest quarterly...

Initial jobless claims unexpectedly fall by 2,000

US initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 in the week ended March 16 to a total of 210,000, the US Department of Labor reported today. The previous week's level was revised upward by 3,000.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims in the latest week.

“The labor market is gradually rebalancing,...

Integrity Locums names CEO, makes other executive changes

Integrity Locums, a locum tenens staffing firm based in Englewood, Colorado, promoted President Jeff Files to CEO. Files succeeds Tim Devereux, who will transition to an advisory role on the board.

Managing Partner Lacey Salzer moved to an advisory position on the board, with both Devereux and Salzer...

Firm lands $53 million funding round, plans staffing healthcare ‘AI agents’

Hippocratic AI announced a $53 million funding round on March 18. It also announced the launch of its first product for phase-three safety testing — a staffing marketplace where health systems can hire generative AI agents. Plans call for the generative AI agents to work with patients to handle tasks...