Nurses again in demand (The Wall Street Journal)

After years of relative equilibrium, the job market for nurses is heating up in many markets, driving up wages and sign-on bonuses for the nation’s fifth-largest occupation, The Wall Street Journal reports. The last nursing shortage more than a decade ago ended when a surge of nursing graduates filled...

US temp job growth down in October from previous month

Temporary help jobs rose by 6,400 in October from the previous month, a drop from 31,000 added in September, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year growth rate ticked down to 1.34% in October from 2.09% in September.

The number...

AMN revenue up 12% on organic basis; growth in nurse and allied segment

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN), the largest US healthcare staffing firm, reported third-quarter revenue rose 23.4% and was up 12% on an organic basis with the growth mainly stemming from the company’s nurse and allied solutions segment.

Phaidon promotes leader of North America operations to CEO role

Phaidon International, which ranks on this year’s list of fastest-growing staffing firms, promoted Harry Youtan to CEO from his former role as managing director of North America. He takes over the role from company founder Adam Buck, who will serve as executive chairman.

Phaidon is headquartered in...

People: Horton, KellyMitchell, WunderLand, Bowdoin, Aditi

Horton International - North America, a principal partner of executive search and advisory firm Horton Group International Limited, announced James Utterback joined the company as managing director in the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice, focusing within the healthcare information technology...

Canada adds 44,000 jobs in October on part-time gains (CBC News)

The Canadian economy added 44,000 new jobs in October, but the jobless rate stayed at 7% because more people were also looking for work, CBC News reports. The gains came from part-time jobs, with more than 67,000 new positions, Statistics Canada reported today. The flip side is that the economy lost...

US manufacturing economy fails employers and workers (CNBC)

Low unemployment rates obscure the struggles of manufacturers and workers, particularly in the Midwestern US, CNBC reports. Factories in the countryside are distant from pools of unemployed workers in cities. Drug tests are disqualifying more applicants. Low wages discourage others from taking jobs that...

CDI revenue falls 10%

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a Philadelphia-based provider of IT and engineering staffing, reported revenue fell 10.0% year over year in the third quarter.

Results for the quarter included $10.5 million in revenue from Edgerock Technologies LLC, which CDI acquired in October 2015.

Results also include partial...

Cross Country Q3 revenue rises 10% on nurse and allied staffing

Third-quarter revenue at Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) rose 9.9% in the third quarter to $215.0 million. Nurse and allied staffing provided the growth, with that segment seeing an 18.6% increase in third-quarter revenue. Cross Country cited improved pricing in the segment and the impact...

Peoplelink buys Wisconsin-based IT staffing firm TeamSoft

Peoplelink Group, a South Bend, Ind.-based staffing firm, acquired TeamSoft, an IT staffing provider headquartered in Madison, Wis.

TeamSoft provides contract and direct hire IT staffing services, primarily in Wisconsin. However, it does have clientele in several other states including Indiana, Texas,...