Colorado, North Dakota post lowest jobless rates

Colorado and North Dakota posted the lowest jobless rates among all states in June with unemployment rates of 2.3% each, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hawaii followed at 2.7%.

Alaska posted the highest jobless rate among states at 6.8%, followed by New Mexico at 6.4%.

Michigan and Tennessee...

People: Hire Velocity, MDI, CrowdFlower, DLH and more

Recruitment process outsourcing provider Hire Velocity added Sarah Haskin to its leadership team as enterprise sales executive, effective Monday. Reporting to CEO Jennifer Beck, she oversees relationships with key accounts and manages projects and collaborative team efforts to meet sales goals. Haski...

Woman pleads guilty to H-1B visa fraud, submitting false docs claiming Cisco jobs (The Mercury News)

A San Jose, Calif., businesswoman pleaded guilty to three counts of visa fraud, The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News reported. Sridevi Aiyaswamy secured H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers by telling immigration officials they had job offers from Cisco Systems Inc. when they did not, and admitted to...

Temp worker not entitled to leave for cancer diagnosis (JD Supra Business Advisor)

A District Court ruled a Kelly Services temporary worker assigned to GE Controls Solutions is not entitled to time off as a reasonable accommodation, Dewitt Law LLC wrote in JD Supra Business Advisor. Kristin Punt made claims under the ADA, among other statutes, after she was taken off the assignment...

Staffing, workforce ecosystem firms invest $1.8 million in Talent Tech Labs

Talent Tech Labs, an innovation lab focused on talent acquisition technology, announced a new $1.8 million funding round on Wednesday led by Allegis Group, Mitchell Martin Inc. and Mercer. All three companies were existing investors.

“There is still much to accomplish, as it’s a sizable challenge...

Private equity firm announces merger of school staffing providers

Nautic Partners LLC, a middle-market private equity firm, announced its portfolio company Source4Teachers joined Education Solutions Services LLC. Nautic Partners called the transaction a merger.

Source4Teachers ranked second on Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2016 list of largest education staffing firms...

Survey says 71% wouldn’t apply to firms experiencing negative press

Negative publicity can hamper the ability of companies to recruit talent, according to a survey released today by CareerBuilder. The survey found 71% of US workers would not apply to a company experiencing negative press. Female workers were much more likely not to apply to a company experiencing negative...

US leading index rises, and jobless claims fall

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index rose 0.6% in June to a reading of 127.8 (2010 = 100), following increases of 0.2% in both May and April.

“The US LEI rose sharply in June, pointing to continued growth in the US economy and perhaps even a moderate improvement in GDP growth in the second...

Uber boosts pay and guarantees pay equity (USA Today)

Human cloud firm Uber is boosting the pay of its employees and guaranteeing pay equity between the sexes and across races, USA Today reported. Uber Human Resources Chief Liane Hornsey made the announcement in an email to employees on Tuesday, noting that the biggest bumps would go to the ride-sharing...

Upwork’s HR exec discusses embracing the freelance model (SHRM)

Leveraging people analytics is key for organizations when determining if there is a need for freelancers, Upwork’s VP and head of HR Zoe Harte explained in a Q&A with SHRM Online. Harte discussed how companies can identify a need for freelancers, how to attract these workers and what challenges...