CareerBuilder selling Emsi business to national nonprofit

CareerBuilder is selling its Economic Modeling Specialists International business to the nonprofit Strada Education Network. Also known as Emsi, the business is an economic software firm specializing in employment data and labor market analysis.

The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter,...

ASA staffing index hits high for the same week in April

The American Staffing Association’s staffing index rose 1.2% to a rounded reading of 96 in the week of April 9 to April 15, the best reading for this particular week since the start of the ASA Staffing Index in 2006. 

On a year-over-year basis, temporary and contract staffing employment...

Randstad Q1 revenue up 7% organically on growth in Europe, but North America revenue flat

Randstad NV reported global revenue rose 2% in the first quarter; the increase was 7% on an organic basis, which excludes the impact of currency, acquisitions and divestitures and adjusts for the number of working days. North America revenue was up 1% organically. In addition, revenue from the company's Randstad...

Heidrick Q1 net revenue up 14%; search fuels overall growth, but consulting revenue falls

Net revenue rose at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the first quarter by 14.3%, or 10.2% in constant currency. Double-digit increases in executive search revenue were reported in the Americas as well as Europe and Asia Pacific. However, consulting revenue fell.

Contract watch: Beeline and government of New South Wales

A vendor management system agreement valued at AUD$25 million (US$19.2 million) was announced today between VMS provider Beeline and the government of New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state. The city of Sydney lies on the state’s coast.

The contract’s value is the estimated value of services...

DISYS acquires Xtreme Consulting Group

Digital Intelligence Systems LLC, or DISYS, announced it will acquire Xtreme Consulting Group, a Kirkland, Wash.-based provider of staffing and IT solutions. Xtreme had revenue of $76 million in 2017.

Xtreme was founded in 2005 and counts more than 550 employees in the US. DISYS will add 50 new clients...

CorTech buys California-based industrial/clerical staffing provider

Staffing provider CorTech International acquired the assets of Folsom, Calif.-based V-Force Staffing Solutions, effective Monday. V-Force, an industrial and clerical staffing solution provider, counts 11 offices in California and one each in Texas and Florida.

V-Force management — including President...

Consumer confidence improves in April, suggests continued economic expansion

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index increased in April, following a decline in March. The index rose to a reading of 128.7 (1985=100) from 127.0 in March.

“Consumer confidence increased moderately in April after a decline in March,” said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators...

Checking candidates on social media — Staffing Quote of the week

“Since I know this person is actively seeking a position with our company, I’m interested in learning how they are maximizing their professional candidacy,” Loni Freeman, VP of human resources at public relations firm SSPR told Fast Company in a story on recruiters checking social media sites such...

SIA forecast for temp staffing revenue gets upward revision

Revenue in the US temporary staffing market is projected to grow 4% in 2018 to a market size of $132 billion, an acceleration from the 3% growth in 2017, according to the new “US Staffing Industry Forecast: April 2018 Update” by Staffing Industry Analysts.

Growth in 2018 was initially forecast for...