Hawaii posts lowest jobless rate in August; four states hit record lows

Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in August at 2.1%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Iowa was next at 2.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, followed by North Dakota at 2.6%.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 6.7% in August.

The BLS reported...

Canadian economy to grow 2% this year: The Conference Board of Canada

The Conference Board of Canada now expects the Canadian economy to grow 2.0% in 2018, up 0.2 percentage points from its previous forecast. However, it is projected to then slow to 1.8% in 2019.

Employment growth has weakened significantly. The Conference Board expects the economy to add 213,000 jobs...

People: Geometric Results, Alexander Mann, Upwork and more

Managed service provider Geometric Results Inc. named Jill Parrino as COO. For the past four years, Parrino held the role of VP of solutions and innovation. In her new role, all operations employees including client relationship management, service delivery, implementation, solutions...

Uber in talks to buy London-based Deliveroo, sources say (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg reported Uber Technologies Inc. is in early talks to buy London-based Deliveroo, a human cloud food courier firm, for several billion dollars. People familiar with the plans told Bloomberg an acquisition price is unknown, but any offer would need to be considerably above its latest valuation...

US leading index up in August; growth ‘doesn’t get much better than this’

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index rose 0.4% in August from July to a reading of 111.2 (2016 = 100), following a 0.7% increase in July and a 0.5% increase in June.

“The leading indicators are consistent with a solid growth scenario in the second half of 2018 and at this stage of a maturing...

System One acquires government contractor TPGS

Pittsburgh-based staffing provider System One acquired TPGS, a solutions provider to the intelligence community, Department of Defense and US federal clients.

TPGS will maintain its brand and operate as part of GAP Solutions Inc., a System One company. The transaction closed Sept. 19; terms were not disclosed....

Tech leaders use variety of tactics to recruit talent; security roles take longest to fill

When presented with a range of recruitment strategies, IT decision makers said they are likely to try them all in order to land the best talent for their teams, according to research released today by Robert Half Technology. These strategies include using recruiters, offering job flexibility and offering...

Shifting skill demands impacting talent acquisition strategies: Allegis Group report

The changing talent landscape is affecting how organizations acquire the workers they need, according to The Global Workforce Trends Report released today by Allegis Group.

“With low unemployment rates, shifting skill demands due to the impact of new technologies and ever-changing socio-economic and...

Canada’s job growth ‘relatively modest’ in August: ADP

Employment in Canada rose by 13,600 jobs in August from July, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. Additionally, job gains in July were revised upward to 35,500 jobs from the previously reported gain of 11,600 jobs.

“Job growth in August was relatively modest,” said Ahu Yildirmaz,...

Jobless claims average falls, initial claims at new 49-year low

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 205,750 last week, down 2,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported. This is the lowest level for this average since Dec. 6, 1969, when it was 204,500.

The four-week moving...