People on the move: Employ, Judge, goLance, PoliHire, RefAssured and Vaco

Employ Inc. announced that Steve Cox has taken over the role of CEO effective April 1. Cox has more than 25 years of leadership experience. Cox most recently served as chief operating officer of Community Brands, a provider of B2B software and payment solutions. Prior to that, he held roles at firms...

RGP Q3 revenue falls in ‘choppy macroeconomic environment’

Third-quarter revenue fell year over year at professional staffing firm Resources Connection Inc. (NASDAQ: RGP). The company, which operates as RGP, pointed to a “choppy macroeconomic environment.” Clients are seeking more certainty in lower interest rates and improving economic indicators before...

HW Staffing Solutions buys professional staffing firm

HW Staffing Solutions acquired Top Prospect Group, a professional staffing provider headquartered in White Plains, New York. The deal enables HW Staffing Solutions to expand its offerings to clients and candidates, according to the company.

“The acquisition of Top Prospect Group helps us provide our...

SnapCare acquires nurse scheduling software provider

SnapCare acquired Medecipher Inc., which provides web-based nurse scheduling software called Flo. The deal comes as SnapCare aims to expand and provide a full suite of technical and staffing solutions to healthcare facilities.

“Medecipher’s solution is a perfect fit with SnapCare’s new, expanded...

Small business confidence in US economy ticks up in Q1

Small business owners’ confidence in the US economy rose to a reading of 62.3 in the first quarter from 61.3 in the fourth quarter of 2023, reflecting a stable business climate, according to the US Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Index released April 2. However, inflation remains a concern for...

US jobless claims at highest level in two months

US initial jobless claims rose by 9,000 in the week ended March 30 to a total of 221,000 — their highest level since the week of Jan. 27, the US Department of Labor reported today. The previous week’s level was revised upward by 2,000.

Despite the uptick, The Associated Press noted that layoffs remain...

Wary workers turn to firms that act as independent HR departments

Independent HR services are being hired by individual employees, some of whom have concerns about their company’s own HR departments, The Guardian reported. Individual workers can pay to take their concerns of harassment, discrimination and other job-related issues to such firms. In turn, the firm...

US companies post biggest jump in hiring since July 2023: ADP

Employment in the US private sector rose by 184,000 jobs in March, an increase from the upwardly revised 155,000 in February, according to the ADP National Employment Report released today. March’s increase was the biggest jump in hiring since July 2023.

The increase in hiring was led by the leisure...

Manufacturing may need 3.8 million new employees by 2033

The US manufacturing industry may need as many as 3.8 million new employees by 2033, according to a report by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. However, more than 1.9 million of these jobs could go unfilled because of the skills gap and lack of applicants.

Manufacturing is also seeing increased...

Workers take longer to find jobs, though counteroffers rise

It’s taking workers longer to find new jobs and fewer new hires are receiving signing bonuses, according to ZipRecruiter’s new Q1 2024 Survey of New Hires. On the other hand, the number of workers receiving counteroffers remains historically high, and more new hires said they were recruited. Another...