Dec. 20, 2018
Revenue appears to be growing for staffing firms providing skilled trades workers, according to several indicators, including our recent US Skilled Trades Staffing Survey.
Growth in skilled trades staffing
17 December 2018
Revenue appears to be growing for staffing firms providing skilled trades workers, according to several indicators, including our recent US Skilled Trades Staffing Survey.
Blue-collar workers now harder to find than white-collar workers: The Conference Board
17 December 2018
Reversing a decades-long trend in the US jobs market, companies are now having a more difficult time finding blue-collar workers than white-collar workers, according to research conducted by The Conference Board.
EmployBridge’s ProDrivers division acquires Road Dog Drivers
17 December 2018
ProDrivers, a division of Atlanta-based EmployBridge, acquired regional transportation staffing firm Road Dog Drivers.
Manufacturing industry faces unprecedented worker shortage, 2.4 million jobs to go unfilled
17 December 2018
The manufacturing industry’s pre-existing workforce crisis could get even worse according to a new 2018 skills gap study released today by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute — the social impact arm of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Private equity firm Copley Equity Partners invests in Leadpoint
17 December 2018
Private investment firm Copley Equity Partners completed a minority investment in Leadpoint Business Services, a staffing provider to blue-collar production environments.
More purchasing execs report hiring difficulty, higher wages: ISM
17 December 2018
A majority of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing purchasing executives in the US reported having difficulty hiring workers to fill open positions in the last six months and those raising wages for new hires increased, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management.
Elwood acquires commercial staffing division in Alabama
17 December 2018
Elwood Staffing acquired the commercial staffing solutions division of Florence, Ala.-based Lyons HR.
Freelancer.com buys online freight platform, launches Freightlancer.com
17 December 2018
Freelancer Ltd., the operator of online staffing firm Freelancer.com, acquired Channel 40, an online marketplace that connects freight owners with transport operators. Freelancer.com said the acquisition paved the way for the launch of Freightlancer.com.