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TechServe Alliance reports second month of no growth in US tech jobs
October 22, 2018IT employment in the US again posted no growth in September from August, the TechServe Alliance announced. After coming to a full stop in August, the number of IT jobs in the US held at a total of more than 5.3 million, according to the group, which serves as the national trade association of the IT...
Empresaria taps seasoned US exec to serve as COO
October 22, 2018Empresaria named Rhona Driggs as chief operating officer and appointed her to its board. Driggs has 28 years of experience in the staffing industry and formerly was president of Volt Global Solutions with responsibility for its managed service division. Prior to that, she had served as executive VP for...
Volt reports $3.7 million restructuring plan in SEC filing
October 22, 2018Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) approved a restructuring plan, and reported that it will take a $3.7 million charge in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter ending Oct. 28, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission last Thursday. It also announced that senior...
Indeed curtails free postings by staffing firms, but they can still use sponsored ads
October 22, 2018Staffing firms will no longer be able to post free job ads on jobs website Indeed effective Jan. 7, but they will still be able to post sponsored ads, according to a blog post last Thursday by Matthew Lewis, director of search quality at Indeed.
Only staffing firms in the US and Canada will be affected....
Nominations now being accepted for the North American Staffing 100 list for 2019
October 22, 2018Nominations are now being accepted for the Staffing 100 list of movers and shakers in the staffing industry for 2019.
The list comprises 100 men and women who have made a difference to the staffing industry. However, it’s not a ranking, but a contemporary look at the most influential people in the staffing...
ManpowerGroup revenue up 1% in constant currency calls out softening market environment in Q3
October 19, 2018ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) cited a softening market environment, especially in Europe, in its third-quarter results released today. Total revenue at the Milwaukee-based staffing giant rose 1.3% on a constant currency basis despite being down 0.8% on a reported basis. Gross margin narrowed, but net earnings...
Canadian staffing index falls 6% in September, growth trend roughly flat
October 19, 2018The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, fell 6% in September on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 103.
“Because of the long Labour Day weekend, September is a month that tends to have a lower index value,” said Maxim Kupfer, research analyst at Staffing Industry...
Flexicrew sells eight staffing branches in Gulf Coast area
October 19, 2018Eight branch offices of Flexicrew Staffing, which provides light industrial and stevedore staffing, were sold to an undisclosed buyer. The branches are located on the Gulf Coast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle. Stevedore workers load and unload cargo from ships.
The deal closed at the start of the...
Aloha state posts lowest unemployment rate at 2.2% in September
October 19, 2018Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in September at 2.2%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Iowa was next at 2.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, followed by Idaho, New Hampshire and North Dakota, all at 2.7%.
Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states...
People: ASA, Calian, DISYS, Cordia, CSuite, PageGroup
October 19, 2018The American Staffing Association elected its 2019 board of directors during the organization’s Staffing World 2018 show this week in Washington, DC. Representatives from independent firms and national companies serve three-year terms on the board.
The board-elected officers:
- Chairman: Karenjo...