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...

Preparing for an uncertain future (CWS 3.0)

It is safe to say that 2016 has been a tumultuous year, writes Bryan Peña in a CWS 3.0 article. Simply put, now more than ever, we are confronted with an uncertain future. Peña, senior VP, contingent workforce strategies and research at Staffing Industry Analysts, discusses what you can do to prepare...

Korn Ferry reports executive search revenue flat in fiscal Q2

Executive search fee revenue was roughly flat at Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) in the fiscal second quarter ended Oct. 31. However, revenue in its Futurestep division rose 12.5%, and top line fee revenue got a boost with the acquisition of the Hay Group in the third quarter of last year....

US job openings little changed in October

The number of US job openings in October edged down 1.7% from September to 5.4 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of hires also fell 2.2% from September.

The job openings rate — a measure of job openings compared with total...