Sept. 17, 2020
Based on positive volume growth, as well as rising pay rates, SIA now forecasts that US industrial staffing firm revenue will decline only 20% this year.
Industrial staffing recovering faster than expected
14 September 2020
Based on positive volume growth, as well as rising pay rates, SIA now forecasts that US industrial staffing firm revenue will decline only 20% this year.
Manufacturing recovery continues in August; employment contraction slows
14 September 2020
The manufacturing industry continued its recovery in August, according to a report by the Institute for Supply Management based on a survey of supply chain executives in the US.
One-third of oil and gas jobs in Canada will be fully automated in next 20 years
14 September 2020
Nearly a third of all oil and gas jobs in Canada could be fully automated in the next 20 years, according to a report by EY Canada and the Petroleum Labour Market Information Division of Energy Safety Canada.
TransForce names new president and CEO
14 September 2020
TransForce Inc., a nationwide truck-driver staffing firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, named Dennis Cooke as the company's president and chief executive officer.
Amazon and UPS to each hire 100,000 workers; others also announce hiring plans
14 September 2020
Amazon announced it is hiring 100,000 new full- and part-time employees across the US and Canada while UPS announced plans last week to hire 100,000 seasonal workers for the end-of-year holiday season.
Acquisitions: NSC acquires skilled-labor staffing provider Anistar; Ascend Staffing acquires Arizona-based 1-Call Staffing
14 September 2020
NSC Technologies acquired Anistar Technologies Inc., a national staffing company headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and Ascend Staffing acquired 1-Call Staffing, a temporary staffing company located in Kingman, Arizona.
Jobcase, a LinkedIn for blue-collar workers, raises $30 million in funding
14 September 2020
Jobcase Inc., a career-focused social media platform that aims to be the LinkedIn for workers without college degrees, announced a new capital investment.
Factory owners hiking pay to lure workers despite high jobless rate (Bloomberg)
14 September 2020
As the economy picks up, America’s warehouse and factory owners increasingly find they can’t fill jobs without boosting meager wages, Bloomberg reported.