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Jobless claims average falls by 5,000

February 1, 2018

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 234,500 last week, down 5,000 from the previous week’s average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was also revised downward by 500.

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


Can you handle the truth from your suppliers? (CWS 3.0)

February 1, 2018

Hearing from stakeholders on what is working well and what changes or improvements can be made is critical, writes Dawn McCartney in a new CWS 3.0 article. McCartney, CCWP and senior director of contingent workforce strategies and research for SIA, discusses how to gather feedback from three important...


On Assignment to pay $775 million for federal contractor; changing name to ASGN

January 31, 2018

Professional staffing firm On Assignment Inc. (NYSE ASGN) struck a deal to acquire government services contractor ECS Federal LLC for $775 million. On Assignment also announced it will change its name to ASGN.

On Assignment signed a definitive agreement to acquire ECS from Roy Kapani, the company’s...


ADP reports PEO revenue up 15% in quarter

January 31, 2018

PEO revenue rose 15% at ADP (NASD: ADP) in the company’s fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, driven primarily by a 10% increase in average worksite employees for the quarter and higher than expected growth in pass-through revenues. The Roseland, NJ-based firm provides other services, including paycheck...


Groupe Crit, French staffing provider with US operations, reports Q4 revenue up 11%

January 31, 2018

Groupe Crit, a French-based staffing firm with operations in the US, reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 10.8% to €615.9 million (US$737.8 million); the increase was 7.5% on a like-for-like and constant currency basis.

Full-year revenue rose 12.7% to €2.42 billion (US$2.90 billion); the increase...


Robert Half revenue rises 5% in Q4, fastest growth comes from international operations

January 31, 2018

Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported fourth-quarter rose 5.0% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis. Revenue fell in IT staffing, but rose in other verticals. The fastest growth took place in the professional staffing provider’s international markets where perm placement revenue...


Tech roundup: StaffDNA announces VMS/MSP, chatbot usage, Cabify raises $160 million, Nomad Health expands and more

January 31, 2018

StaffDNA announced a cloud-based VMS and MSP solution; Shabbir Albhai, director of intelligent process automation at IT staffing provider DISYS, says use of chatbots is continuing to grow; and human cloud firm Cabify raised $160 million in funding round after switching CEOs. These are some of the technology...


ADP’s January US job numbers up by 234,000, service providers ‘firing on all cylinders’

January 31, 2018

US private sector employment rose by 234,000 jobs in January, down slightly from the gain of 242,000 in December, according to the ADP National Employment Report. However, the number still showed strong growth.

“We’ve kicked off the year with another month of unyielding job gains,” said Ahu Yildirmaz,...


Online job ads essentially unchanged in January

January 31, 2018

US online job ads remained essentially unchanged in January, edging up by 1,200 to more than 4.9 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads. The January gain follows a gain of 241,400 online job ads in December.

Seven of the 10 largest online job categories posted increases...


IT employers to add staff, but skills shortage still a roadblock, Hays reports

January 30, 2018

More than half of IT employers expect to increase headcount in 2018, according to the 2018 US Salary Guide from Hays plc, the world’s sixth-largest staffing firm. However, new technology is outpacing training, causing a tech skills shortage that is affecting three-quarters of IT employers.

The survey...