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US adds 214,000 private sector jobs in February, ADP reports
March 2, 2016US private sector employment rose by 214,000 jobs in February from January, according to the ADP national employment report produced by Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASD: ADP) in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. February’s jobs gain is an increase from January’s 193,000 additions, which...
CareerBuilder acquires background screening firm
March 2, 2016CareerBuilder acquired Aurico, a background screening and drug testing provider serving US and international clients.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“Background screening is an essential part of recruitment, and a natural extension of CareerBuilder’s product line,” said CareerBuilder...
Staffing execs weigh in on industry growth — Executive Forum
March 2, 2016How big will the temporary staffing industry grow in 10 years? Staffing industry leaders attending the final session of the Staffing Industry Executive Forum last Thursday in Phoenix answered that question, and 35.14% of the staffing leaders forecast industry revenue will exceed $190 billion 10 years...
Online job ads fall in February, office/admin support leads decline
March 2, 2016US online job ads fell by 162,100 in February to approximately 5.33 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads. February’s decline follows a gain of 13,500 online job ads in January.
“While 2015 showed slow positive growth averaging about 25,000 ads per month, the first...
Industrial hiring down 18% in Q4, index finds
March 2, 2016Industrial hiring fell significantly across all sectors in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, according to the Q4 2015 Global Industrial Hiring Index released today by executive search firm ZRG Partners. However, the report found year-over-year numbers were close to flat.
The index indicated...
Temp staffing revenue growth maintains 10% pace, Pulse survey finds
March 1, 2016US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 10% year over year in January among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. The 10% growth in January is the same growth rate reported in December.
“In what has become a familiar story, the highlight in January was...
Mastech Holdings CEO resigns
March 1, 2016Pittsburgh-based IT staffing firm Mastech Holdings Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) announced D. Kevin Horner resigned as president and CEO and director of the board. Mastech’s board appointed Vivek Gupta as his successor in these roles, effective today.
Horner is included in the Staffing 100 list of influential...
ISM manufacturing index contracts again in February
March 1, 2016Although the US manufacturing sector contracted in February, it still improved from January, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for US manufacturing. February’s index reading was 49.5, up from January’s reading of 48.2. Readings below 50.0, generally, indicate...
TriNet Q4 revenue up 20%
March 1, 2016TriNet Group Inc. (NYSE: TNET), the fourth-largest US professional employer organization, reported fourth-quarter total revenue rose 20.2% year over year.
Net income at the PEO also rose to $14.1 million from $7.0 million in the year-ago quarter.
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US adds 200,000 tech jobs in 2015, now almost 12% of private sector workforce
March 1, 2016The US technology industry added 198,156 jobs in 2015 when compared to 2014 for a total of more than 6.7 million jobs, according to a report released today by CompTIA. The tech industry makes up approximately 7.1% of the overall GDP and 11.6% of the total private sector payroll.
Growth was again led by...