Jobless claims average edges down, initial claims fall to lowest level since January 1973

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance edged down to 224,500 last week, a decrease 500 from the previous week’s average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 1,250.

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

Amazon.com tries direct employees instead of independent contractors in Home Services market (Bloomberg)

Amazon.com, which launched its Amazon Home Services place three years ago to connect customers to handymen, landscapers and others using an independent contractor model similar to Uber — where the workers are independent contractors — is now changing that model, Bloomberg reported. Amazon.com is...

US raises estimate of GDP growth for fourth quarter

US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 2.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the third estimate of GDP growth released today by the US Commerce Department. The new estimate is up from the previous estimate, which pegged growth at 2.5%; the general picture of economic growth...

Groupe Crit 2017 revenue up 13%, cites favorable economic environment

Staffing provider Groupe Crit reported it should benefit from a favorable economic environment in France as well as the US as it announced final financial results for 2017. The Paris-based firm, which owns a controlling share in Indiana-based staffing provider PeopleLink, said it will make organic growth...

Attorney for Korn Ferry exec says fight not over; appeal being filed in Nosal case

Former Korn Ferry executive David Nosal is in prison, but he continues to fight his case. His attorney, Steven Gruel, said today he is filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over Judge Edward Chen’s denial of a “writ of error coram nobis.” The writ would have overturned Nosal’s...

TempForce Pennsylvania branch changes hands

The Lebanon, Pa., branch of TempForce, a franchised affiliate of Randstad, will change hands effective April 2. Current owners Cindy and Steve Heisey are retiring and sold the office to Glenn Rambler.

The TempForce branch was founded in 1972. Cindy Heisey began working for the prior owners in 1980...

CMO, VP of digital marketing top staffing firm's list of highest-paying MarTech jobs

Chief marketing officer and VP of digital marketing rank as the highest-paying marketing technology jobs, according to Mondo, a New York-based IT and digital marketing staffing provider.

Mondo’s annual Tech and Digital Marketing Salary Guide lists 10 MarTech jobs garnering salaries of $170,000...

Many factors will impact growth in nontraditional workers (The Conference Board)

There is a strong perception in the business community that the share of nontraditional workers is growing and will continue to grow significantly in the future, Gad Levanon, chief economist, North America, for The Conference Board, writes in a new blog post. Levanon examines some...

Arkansas announces reduction in workers’ comp rates

A majority of Arkansas employers will pay less for workers' compensation insurance. Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended a reduction of 15.4% for the voluntary market and 14.9% for the assigned-risk pool, and said the Insurance Commissioner accepted...

Staffing firm to offer candidates a marijuana cigarette or shot of alcohol - FAKE NEWS

NOTE: Dutch staffing firm YoungCapital issued a press release and twitter post on April 1 saying this was an April’s Fool’s joke and not true.

Dutch staffing firm YoungCapital announced today it is planning to offer job candidates a marijuana cigarette or shot of an alcoholic beverage in order for...