June 20, 2019

Industrial Staffing Report

Manufacturing clients account for as much as 40% of the US industrial temporary staffing segment, a $34.9 billion market in 2018, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' estimates. We look briefly at data suggesting slower overall job growth in manufacturing so far this year, as a way of gauging demand trends for industrial staffing.

Slower job growth in manufacturing a headwind for staffing firms

18 June 2019

In this article, we look briefly at data suggesting slower overall job growth in manufacturing so far this year, as a way of gauging demand trends for industrial staffing.


Labor productivity down 7.6% in warehousing industry

18 June 2019

Labor productivity decreased by 7.6% in the “warehousing and storage” industry in 2018, according to a report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.


Indeed to acquire Syft

18 June 2019

Jobs site Indeed, part of Recruit Holdings, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Syft, an online recruiting platform for the hospitality, event and light industrial sectors in the UK.


Command Center plans merger deal with Hire Quest

18 June 2019

Command Center Inc. (NASD: CCNI), a Colorado-based industrial staffing firm, will acquire industrial staffing provider Hire Quest Holdings LLC.


BelFlex names execs to fill CEO, president and COO roles; Malone Workforce Solutions names CEO

18 June 2019

BelFlex named executives to fill CEO, president and COO roles, while Malone Workforce Solutions appointed a CEO.


Transportation, logistics staffing firm Spectra360 acquires offshore RPO firm

18 June 2019

Transportation and logistics staffing firm Spectra360 acquired Raso Solutions, an offshore recruitment process outsourcing and technology firm based in Cebu, Philippines.


Shipyard staffing company NSC Technologies buys two Indiana-based staffing firms

18 June 2019

NSC Technologies, a shipyard staffing company headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, acquired Indiana-based staffing providers Staffing Resources Inc. and ULG LLC. 


Amazon’s new warehouse automation could replace jobs (Reuters)

18 June 2019

Warehouses provide many jobs for industrial workers, but Amazon.com is introducing machines to automate jobs held by thousands of workers, Reuters reported