March 17, 2022
After a tumultuous two years, it is certainly a welcome sight to see a host of data points that indicate strong hiring and momentum in the light industrial staffing segment. We take stock of current conditions and examine some key measures of growth in industrial staffing.
Back in business: Signs point to brisk hiring in light industrial staffing
15 March 2022
After a tumultuous two years, it is certainly a welcome sight to see a host of data points that indicate strong hiring and momentum in the light industrial staffing segment. We take stock of current conditions and examine some key measures of growth in industrial staffing.
Blue-collar networking website Jobcase acquires software platform Recruitology
15 March 2022
Jobcase, a social networking and jobs website for blue-collar workers, acquired Recruitology, which operates a platform that provides job board software, programmatic job advertising and artificial intelligence-enabled applicant tracking.
US manufacturing activity expands but job growth slows amid hiring challenges
15 March 2022
Activity in the US manufacturing sector expanded in February at a faster rate than January, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s “Manufacturing ISM Report on Business,” However, growth in employment slowed as hiring remains a challenge.
BGSF sells light industrial segment to Jobandtalent
15 March 2022
Staffing provider BGSF Inc. (NYSE: BGSF) signed a definitive agreement to sell InStaff — which comprises substantially all its light industrial segment assets — to Jobandtalent, an online staffing platform based in Madrid, Spain, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sentech Engineering Services Inc.... More
60% of light industrial businesses struggle to keep up with increased demand; staff retention a hurdle
15 March 2022
A survey found that 60% of light industrial businesses struggled to keep up with increased demand in 2021, and staff retention was a big hurdle amid the ongoing labor shortage.
Impellam Group sells US light industrial brand Corestaff
15 March 2022
UK-based global staffing firm Impellam Group sold Corestaff, its US-based light industrial brand, for $19 million to Swipejobs Inc.
Ascend Staffing acquires WorkStaffing, a Nebraska-based staffing firm
16 March 2022
Ascend Staffing acquired WorkStaffing, a staffing firm with locations in Omaha and Council Bluffs, Nebraska.
EmployBridge, TrueBlue announce executive moves
15 March 2022
Industrial staffing providers EmployBridge and TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) recently made announcements regarding their executive teams.