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US adds IT jobs in April, but lack of talent remains a hinderance

May 17, 2018

Lack of available talent continued to hamper growth in IT jobs in April, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade group of IT and engineering staffing and solutions firms.

The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.05% sequentially in April to more than 5.3 million; on a year-over-year basis,...


65% of execs say external workforce essential to operating at full capacity: SAP Fieldglass survey

May 17, 2018

A survey by VMS provider SAP Fieldglass found that 65% of executives say their external workforce is essential for operating at full capacity. 

And 46% said they would not be able to conduct business as usual without it.

The survey was done with Oxford Economics and included 800 executives in 14 countries...


CareerStaff consolidates travel divisions under new brand

May 17, 2018

CareerStaff Unlimited consolidated its travel operations under the TravelCare USA brand. The new brand will operate as a CareerStaff subsidiary focused on traveling nurses and allied healthcare clinicians, and will consolidate CareerStaff’s Travel Nursing, ReadyNurse Travel and CareerStaff Allied Travel...


Canada adds 30,200 jobs in April: ADP

May 17, 2018

Canada’s employment rose by 30,200 jobs in April from March, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. The March total of jobs added was revised up to 59,300 from 42,800.

“Canada experienced strong job growth across most industries in the month of April,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and...


Companies plan to hire more college grads this year: CareerBuilder

May 17, 2018

Employers plan to hire more college grads this year, according to a CareerBuilder survey released today. Of employers surveyed, 80% said they plan to hire recent college graduates this year, up from 74% last year and 58% in 2008.

However, this contrasts with a report released last month by the National...


Direct-hire market generates $28.1 billion globally

May 16, 2018

The global direct-hire market generated $28.1 billion in revenue in 2017 and accounted for 6.2% of the staffing market, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ new report on the largest direct-hire firms globally.

The Americas region ranked as the largest region in the direct-hire space in 2017 with...


Industry pioneer, Volt co-founder Jerry Shaw passes away

May 16, 2018

Jerome (Jerry) Shaw, co-founder and executive VP emeritus at Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI), passed away on May 3.

Shaw and his older brother, William (Bill) Shaw, launched Volt in 1950 with just $13. The New York-based IT and engineering staffing and MSP provider now employs 20,000...


Persol Holdings revenue up 22% for fiscal year; PersolKelly joint venture revenue jumps

May 16, 2018

Persol Holdings Ltd. reported this week that revenue rose 22.0% for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. The Tokyo-based company operates a joint venture in Asia Pacific with Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA), and Persol has been investing in US businesses as well with acquisitions earlier this year....


USCIS and Department of Justice sign deal to investigate alleged immigration fraud (Lexology)

May 16, 2018

US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division signed a memorandum of understanding that expands their collaboration to “better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse, and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to the United States.”...


GEE Group revenue approaches $40 million in fiscal second quarter

May 16, 2018

GEE Group Inc. (NYSE MKT: JOB) reported revenue rose 85.0% to $39.9 million in its fiscal second quarter ended March 31.

(US$ millions) Q2 2018 Q2 2017 % change
Net revenue $39,857 $21,549 85.0%
Gross profit $13,626 $5,655 141.0%
Gross margin ...