Healthcare jobs at high in terms of percent of total employment

Healthcare gained 38,100 new jobs in February, the sixth straight month of annual growth above 3%, according to the Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs released by the Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending.

Hospitals added 10,600 jobs, comparable to the 24-month average. Consistent...

Hiring for marketing professionals will remain stable in 2016

Hiring levels for marketing professionals will remain relatively stable from 2015 to 2016, with a small potential for slight to moderate growth in the job market, according to a study released by McKinley Marketing Partners.

More than half of hiring managers, 53%, plan to hire the same number of marketing...

Instacart to cut gig economy driver pay 63% — Web

TechCrunch report Instacart, the $2 billion grocery delivery startup, slashed pay for its gig drivers and shoppers in major markets like San Francisco and Los Angeles to $1.50 per drop-off from $4, which represents a 63% cut.

California bill would let gig economy independent contractors unionize

California legislation introduced Wednesday would give workers in the gig economy the right to collectively bargain for benefits and wages.

Authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and co-authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), Assembly Bill 1727 — also known...

LocumTenens.com promotes execs to COO, EVP roles

LocumTenens.com promoted Executive VP Lisa Kaeck to COO, a new role within the company, and Senior VP Kevin Thill to executive VP. The company is part of Jackson Healthcare, the second-largest US provider of locum tenens staffing.

Kaeck is a founding partner of LocumTenens.com, having worked with Jackson...

Canada loses 51,800 full-time jobs in February

Canada lost 2,300 jobs in February as losses in full-time work offset a gain in part-time jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. The number of full-time jobs fell by 51,800 in February, but part-time jobs rose by 49,500.

Compared to the same month a year ago,...

Employers get grace period for Work Opportunities Tax Credits

Employers, including staffing firms, are getting more time to file for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring qualified workers during 2015.

The deadline to file for Work Opportunities Tax Credit for a newly hired employees is normally 28 days after a qualified person is hired, but new IRS guidance...

Management information systems major to get highest starting salaries

Management information systems majors are projected to post the highest starting salary, at $56,846, among bachelor’s degree business graduates of the class of 2016, according to salary survey data released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. This is up from last year, when NACE...

Average US weekly wage rises 3% in Q3

The US average weekly wage rose 2.6% in the third quarter of last year to $974 when compared with the same quarter in 2014, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Santa Clara County in California, home to Silicon Valley, posted the highest average weekly wage of any county in the US at $2,090 in...

People: DHR, Boyden, SDA and more

DHR International Inc., a Chicago-based executive search firm, added Jeanne Branthover and her New York team to the firm. Branthover joined executive search firm Boyden in 2003 and served as the practice head of global financial services and managing partner of Boyden New York. She also spearheaded its...