Boston tops list of best cities to find a job in report

Boston is the best city to find a job both in the United States and internationally, according to research released by relocation services provider Movinga.

The data examined economic strength and standard of living, as well as opportunities for women, young people and expats, in 100 cities. Twenty American...

TSR shareholder makes bid for IT staffing provider

The board of IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) received an offer from QAR Industries Inc. to purchase the company, according to a filing yesterday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. QAR offered $6.25 per share in cash for all outstanding common stock of the company it does not already...

Average US weekly wage up 3.4% in second quarter

The US average weekly wage increased 3.4% year over year to $1,155 in the second quarter, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Among the 349 largest counties in the US, Marin County in California and Lake County in Illinois posted the largest year-over-year percentage...

Total compensation up by median 8% for top staffing execs at publicly traded firms

Total compensation rose by a median 8.0% to $1.4 million for the top two executives at a selection of 23 publicly traded firms based in the US and Canada, according to a report released last month by Staffing Industry Analysts. Data for the report was prepared by Equilar, an executive...

Workable raises $50 million, aims to automate recruitment for small-, mid-sized firms

Recruitment software firm Workable Inc. announced that it raised $50 million in a series C funding round. This brings total funding to $84 million at the Boston-based firm which focuses on serving small- and medium-sized businesses.

The company says its software uses AI to automate the recruiting process...

US leading index suggests rapid growth pace may have peaked

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index edged up only 0.1% in October from September to a reading of 112.1 (2016 = 100), following 0.6% increase in September, and a 0.5% increase in August.

“The US [Leading Economic Index] increased slightly in October, and the pace of improvement slowed...

Strong job growth in Mexico: Dallas Fed

Job growth remains strong in Mexico, according to an update on the Mexican economy by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Formal sector employment in Mexico — jobs with government benefits and pensions — grew at an annualized rate of 3.0% in September, falling slightly below the post-recession...

People: PeopleScout, TriNet, TechServe, ZipRecruiter and more

PeopleScout, a division of TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) that provides MSP and RPO services, appointed Guy Bryant-Fenn as managing director of its Asia-Pacific region. Bryant-Fenn has designed and developed talent management solutions that span both RPO and managed service provider services across the Asia-Pacific...

Next SIA Americas Daily News on Monday

The Americas SIA Daily News will not publish Thursday and Friday because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The next issue will be published Monday.

Private equity firm acquires Surge Resources, a New England-based PEO

Private equity firm GPB Capital Holdings LLC acquired a majority stake in Manchester, NH-based professional employer organization Surge Resources. The transaction closed Oct. 30.

Surge targets small and medium-sized businesses located in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine....