Groupe Crit says US operations return to organic growth in Q4 of 2018

Groupe Crit reported revenue in its US business operations returned to organic growth in the fourth quarter of 2018, posting an increase of 2.2%. The US business The US business operations, which include Indiana-based staffing firm Peoplelink, are part of Paris-based Groupe Crit’s “international...

US weathers government shutdown, adds 213,000 private-sector jobs: ADP

Private-sector employment rose by 213,000 during January in the US, according to the ADP National Employment Report released today.

“The job market weathered the government shutdown well. Despite the severe disruptions, businesses continued to add aggressively to their payrolls,” said Mark Zandi,...

Addison Group acquires accounting/finance consulting and staffing firm DLC Group

Addison Group announced it has acquired DLC Group, a provider of finance and accounting consulting and staffing based in Southern California. Addison aims to complement its existing finance/accounting consulting and staffing business the Bay Area and Chicago with the deal.

DLC’s primary market is Los...

Businessperson pleads guilty to H-1B visa fraud in case involving hundreds of petitions

A businessperson from North Carolina pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit visa fraud for submitting false and misleading information in support of at least 183 initial H-1B petitions and 100 H-1B extension petitions, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina....

Nashville posts lowest jobless rate among large US metro areas

The Nashville metropolitan area in Tennessee posted the lowest unemployment rate in December among the 51 largest metro areas in the US with a jobless rate of 2.3%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The formal designation of the area is the Nashville-Davidson — Murfreesboro — Franklin...

SIA report: Healthcare and IT most popular staffing segments for acquisition; potential acquirers listed

Healthcare and IT staffing firms are the most popular targets for acquisition last year by other staffing firms looking to acquire, according to a survey of 128 staffing firms by Staffing Industry Analysts. Data from the survey are included in a report “Selling Your Staffing Firm: M&A Advisors,...

US tech salaries flat in 2018, Dice reports

Salaries for US technology professionals were roughly flat in 2018, according to a new report by tech jobs website Dice. The average salary for US tech professionals was $93,244 last year, an increase of just 0.6% from the previous year.

However, in individual skill areas where salaries were rising, Drupal...

Employee assessment firm gets $50 million in funding

The Predictive Index, a provider of an employee assessment platform, last week announced it received $50 million in growth-stage capital from venture capital firm General Catalyst provided the investment. The company, whose customers include Nissan and Citizens bank, plans to use the funding to double...

Solomon Page acquires fashion industry search firm E.A. Hughes & Co.

Staffing firm Solomon Page announced today it acquire executive search firm E.A. Hughes & Co., which specializes in the fashion, retail and beauty markets.

Elaine Hughes, who founded E.A. Hughes & Co. in 1991 will continue to lead her team of eight, according to a report in WWD. Terms of the deal...

Consumers more pessimistic this month on business conditions, labor market

Consumers were more pessimistic about business conditions over the next six months as well as in the labor market, according to The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index. In addition, the recent government shutdown may have influenced the index.

A survey for the index found that fewer consumers,...