Microsoft closes $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn (TechCrunch)

After getting its final European Commission approvals earlier this week, TechCrunch reports Microsoft and LinkedIn today announced that Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, the social networking site, has officially closed. The news comes six months after news first broke of the acquisition...

Fifth Circuit expedites DOL’s overtime rule appeal (National Law Review)

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday granted the US Department of Labor’s motion to expedite briefing in its appeal of the court’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the new overtime rule that was slated to take effect on Dec. 1. National Law...

DLH revenue bolstered by Danya acquisition, organic growth is 4%

DLH Holdings Corp. (NASD: DLHC), a provider of healthcare and logistics staffing and solutions to the federal government, reported revenue rose 59.6% in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30. The company attributed the increase primarily to the May acquisition of Danya International LLC and the expansion...

Weekly staffing employment down 0.6% in Q3

The number of workers employed per week by the US staffing industry edged down 0.6% in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to data released by the American Staffing Association. Sequentially, staffing employment increased 2.1% from the second quarter to the third quarter....

Staffing firms’ perceptions and clients’ satisfaction differ greatly, report finds

Major disparities exist between staffing firms’ perception of the service they provide and what clients say about the service they receive based on factors such as service delivery, proactivity and communication, according to research released today by staffing software provider Bullhorn in collaboration...

Job growth decelerates in IT and engineering in October, administration change brings uncertainty

The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.12% in November from October to almost 5.2 million, reported TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing companies.

“While the overall rate of growth in IT employment has continued to decelerate throughout the year, demand remains strong...

IT hiring in US to slow in first half of year, Robert Half says

Chief information officers in the US plan to add fewer IT staff in the first half of 2017 than they planned to add in the second half of 2016, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report, released today. Canadian CIOs also plan to hire fewer workers.

The US survey...

Average US weekly wage rises 2% in Q2, Silicon Valley county posts highest wage

The US average weekly wage rose to $989 in the second quarter of 2016, up 2.2% when compared with the same quarter the prior year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

California’s Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, posted the highest average weekly wage among all large US county areas...

Jobless claims drop by 10,000, keep record low pace of layoffs intact (MarketWatch)

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early December fell by 10,000 to 258,000, keeping the pace of layoffs near the lowest level in more than 40 years as the holiday season got underway. MarketWatch reports new claims had hit a five-month high the week prior, though claims...

AMECH announces new president for 2017-18 (Staffing América Latina)

The Mexican Association of Human Capital Companies named a new board of directors and appointed Edmundo Escobar as president to lead AMECH for the 2017-2018 biennium, Staffing América Latina reported. Escobar will replace Laura Obregón Bermúdez in the role. Other members of the new board of directors...