Oct. 3, 2019

IT Staffing Report

IT staffing firms doing business in the US stand to benefit from an encouraging long-term growth outlook for IT-related employment, based on recently published projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

IT jobs projected among fastest-growing occupation groups over 10-year period

1 October 2019

IT staffing firms doing business in the US stand to benefit from an encouraging long-term growth outlook for IT-related employment, based on recently published projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 


Disys acquires healthcare IT staffing firm

1 October 2019

Digital Intelligence Systems LLC, or Disys, agreed to acquire Altek Information Technology


Staffing revenue growth forecast revised downward

1 October 2019

US temporary staffing revenue is estimated to grow 3% this year to $152.1 billion, which represents a downgrade from an earlier forecast of 4% in April, according to the “US Staffing Industry Forecast: September 2019 Update” report released by Staffing Industry Analysts.


The Execu|Search Group acquires TechLink

1 October 2019

The Execu|Search Group acquired TechLink, a Upper Saddle River, New Jersey-based provider of IT staffing in the New York tri-state area and nationwide.


IT job growth underperforms: TechServe Alliance

2 October 2019

The number of technology jobs in the US rose 0.08% year over year in August representing an additional 4,300 workers on a net basis, according to the TechServe Alliance, the national trade association of the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.


LinkedIn launches skills assessment platform

2 October 2019

LinkedIn introduced a new skills assessment platform to allow workers to validate their skills. 


Lyneer Staffing Solutions acquires Maryland-based Anchor Staffing

2 October 2019

Lyneer Staffing Solutions acquired Anchor Staffing Inc., a Hanover, Maryland-based IT and commercial staffing provider.


Uber lays off 435 (TechCrunch)

2 October 2019

Uber laid off 435 people in its engineering and production teams, TechCrunch reported.