Temp staffing revenue growth accelerates in July, Pulse finds

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 14% year over year in July among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. The 14% growth in July is above the 9% to 12% growth range observed throughout 2015 and an acceleration from the 10% growth rate reported in June....

Uber IC case can proceed as a class action

Uber received a blow in court Tuesday when a federal judge in California approved class action status in a case where drivers claim they were improperly treated as independent contractors instead of employees.

Judge Edward Chen of the US District Court in California ruled the class could include UberBlack,...

Professionals’ starting salaries to rise 4% next year, Robert Half reports

Starting salaries for professional occupations in the US are projected to increase by an average of 4.1% next year, according to the 2016 Salary Guides from Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) released today.

“Organizations continue to compete fiercely for skilled talent, particularly in the...

US adds 190,000 jobs in August, ADP reports

US private sector employment rose by 190,000 jobs in August from July, according to the ADP national employment report produced by Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASD: ADP) in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. August’s job gains increased slightly from July’s 177,000 additions — a downward...

Cross Country completes sale of education business

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), the third-largest US healthcare staffing firm, completed the sale of its education business, Cross Country Education LLC, to PESI Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $8.0 million, plus possible earn-outs of $500,000. Cross Country had announced the deal...

Online job ads rise in August, healthcare practitioners ads lead increase

US online job ads rose by 34,200 in August to approximately 5.42 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads released today. August’s increase follows a gain of 83,700 in July and leaves the past half-year with a flat growth trend.

“Labor demand remained little changed...

Texas area posts lowest jobless rate among large metros

Austin-Round Rock, Texas, had the lowest unemployment rate in July, 3.5%, among US metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million or more, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., metropolitan area posted the highest jobless rate among large metro...

IT staffing firm CEO resumes duties after medical leave

IT staffing firm TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) announced Joseph Hughes today resumed his duties as the company’s chairman, president, CEO and treasurer, following a medical leave of absence. TSR’s board of directors in June granted Hughes a 90-day medical leave of absence.

Senior VP Christopher Hughes, who...

DISYS names new CFO, promotes VP

Digital Intelligence Systems LLC, a McLean, Va.-based IT staffing and consulting firm, added B. Michael Bolton as CFO and promoted Lily Yeh to VP of strategy, programs and planning.

Bolton most recently held senior financial and operational positions at American Traffic Solutions, ACS, Serco, and Dyncorp....

TeamHealth names new general counsel and chief HR officer

Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH) named Steve Clifton executive VP, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective Sept. 14. The firm also named Eric Norman as chief human resources officer, a new role within the firm, effective Sept. 1.

TeamHealth ranks on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list largest...