AMN names chief information officer

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN) named Mark Hagan as the company’s chief information officer. Hagan will be responsible for AMN Healthcare’s information and technology operations and the strategic planning of technology expansion and innovation.

Hagan since 2003 has been CIO...

Online job ads decrease in June: The Conference Board

US online job ads fell in June by 171,600 to approximately 4.5 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads. Losses over the month were widespread geographically and occurred in all occupations.

The June decrease follows declines in May and April as well.

All of the largest 10...

US nonmanufacturing activity accelerates in June but employment metric edges down

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector accelerated in June, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index released today.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose 0.5 percentage point in June to a reading of 59.1 from May’s reading of 58.6.

Readings above 50 generally...

Jobless claims average rises unexpectedly, initial claims also up

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 224,500 last week, up 2,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility...

Senate appropriators seek changes to gig workforce data collection (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg reports US Senate appropriators are urging the Bureau of Labor Statistics to change how it collects data so it has a clearer picture of the gig economy and advances in technology. The Senate Appropriations Committee also directed the agency to conduct its survey on the nation’s contingent...

Human cloud revenue up 65% last year: SIA report

Despite fewer startups than a few years ago, human cloud revenue nearly doubled last year, primarily due to continued surges by some of the largest providers, according to “The Gig Economy and Human Cloud Landscape: 2018 Update” released by Staffing Industry Analysts. Revenue in the human cloud —...

Executive search firm TYGES acquires procurement recruiting firm in Illinois

TYGES, an executive and professional search firm targeting the manufacturing and supply chain, acquired Arlington Heights, Ill.-based MRA Global Sourcing LLC.

MRA Global Sourcing provides executive search within the procurement function. It counts five internal staff stateside and about another five offshore....

Recruitment marketing firm buys St. Louis-based agency

Recruitment marketing agency Shaker Recruitment Marketing acquired St. Louis-based The Arland Group, effective July 1.

Both agencies provide services to help companies attract and retain talent, such as employer branding, advertising, public relations, ad buying and creating services.

Terms of the transaction...

Less than half of IT organizations plan to increase staff

While IT spending is generally increasing, less than half of IT organizations plan to increase IT staff headcount this year, according to the IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2018/2019 study released by Computer Economics.

The survey found 46% of IT organizations plan to increase IT headcount, down...

Shift in visa policy for H-1B spouses may push 100,000 from jobs (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg cited a new research study in reporting that President Donald Trump’s plan to ban spouses of H-1B visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers. The researchers said that a reinstated ban likely “will...