IT departments to add staff next year, cybersecurity skills most in-demand

Nearly one-third of organizations plan to hire more IT staff next year, according to the 2019 State of IT Careers report released by Spiceworks, a network that includes millions of IT professionals. The report shows 29% of organizations plan to hire more IT staff in 2019, and cybersecurity...

Tech firms object to ‘dramatic increase’ in H-1B visa denials (The Seattle Times)

Industry group Compete America said in a letter to US Citizenship and Immigration that the agency’s approach to deciding who gets an H-1B was “leaving employers with a disruptive lack of clarity about the agency’s practices, procedures, and policies,” according to a story in The Seattle Times...

CEO talk covers VMS, online platforms, ‘culture vampires’ — Healthcare Staffing Summit

CEOs of some of the largest healthcare staffing firms discussed VMS, online staffing, culture and more during a keynote CEO panel Tuesday at the Healthcare Staffing Summit in Denver.

Barry Asin, president of Staffing Industry Analysts, moderated the panel, which included:

• Scott Beck, CEO, CHG Healthcare...

Command Center revenue edges down, cites competition for temp workers

Command Center Inc. (NASD: CCNI) reported third-quarter revenue edged down 1.5%. The Denver-based industrial staffing provider attributed the decrease in large part to higher-than-normal turnover in sales positions within the last year due to increased competition in the labor market.

Barrett Q3 revenue up 3% but staffing revenue falls

Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASD: BBSI) revenue rose 3.0% in the third quarter with the growth coming from its PEO division. However, staffing services revenue fell at the Vancouver, Wash.-based company.

Gross margin improved to 24.1%, and net income increased.

Healthcare staffing to grow 4% in 2019, but question remains about recession in 2020 — Healthcare Staffing Summit

From consolidation in the hospital industry to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (on the ballot today in four states), SIA Research Director Tony Gregoire delivered a keynote speech on the environment for healthcare and healthcare staffing.

The speech came at today’s start of Staffing...

Adecco’s revenue growth slows to 2% on organic basis

The Adecco Group, the world’s largest staffing provider, reported third-quarter revenue rose 2% on an organic basis, which excludes the effect of currency as well as acquisitions and divestitures. Organic growth decelerated from the 5% pace achieved in the second quarter, primarily due to lower growth...

Healthcare staffing firm’s nonsolicitation agreements violate California law, appeals court rules

A California Court of Appeal on Thursday affirmed a trial court's ruling that nonsolicitation agreements signed by nurse recruiters working for AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN) violated state law by limiting the recruiting work they could do for up to 18 months.

The lawsuit was first filed in 2015 in San Diego...

TrueBlue revenue up 3%, strength noted in industrial staffing division

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) reported revenue rose 3.0% in the third quarter. Organic revenue edged up by 0.7% when excluding the divested PlaneTechs business, which TrueBlue sold in March to Launch Technical Workforce Solutions for $11.4 million.

Job openings fall from record high; still exceed number of unemployed workers

The number of US job openings fell in September from a record-high set in August, and the number of hires and separations were both little changed, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There were 7.0 million job openings in September, up 12.5% year over year but down...