Acara is new brand for Superior Group staffing operations

Today, “Acara” was announced as the new brand for Superior Talent Resources, a provider of staffing based in Buffalo, NY. “Acara,” derived from the Sanskrit word akara, stands for tradition, custom and leadership in community.

The company is the staffing division of Aleron, which ranks on Staffing...

Online job ads increase in July after three months of decline: The Conference Board

US online job ads increased in July by 170,800 to more than 4.6 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads. Gains over the month were widespread geographically and occurred in most occupations.

The July increase follows declines in June, May and April.

All of the largest 10...

Minneapolis area posts lowest jobless rate in June among large US metros

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in Minnesota and Wisconsin posted the lowest unemployment rates among all large, US metropolitan areas in June at 2.8%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

The Cleveland-Elyria area in Ohio posted highest jobless rate among large metropolitan areas...

Private sector adds 219,000 jobs in July, ‘no signs of a slowdown’: ADP

US private-sector employment rose by 219,000 jobs in July from June, the strongest hiring since February, according to the ADP National Employment Report.

The total of jobs added in June was also revised up to 181,000 from 177,000.

“The job market is booming, impacted by the deficit-financed...

US manufacturing index decelerates in July but employment portion improves

Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector accelerated in July at a slower rate than in June, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, released today.

ISM’s manufacturing index fell in July to a reading of 58.1 from June’s reading of 60.2.

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TrueBlue names new CEO; former chief to become chairman

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) promoted President and COO Patrick Beharelle to the role of president and CEO effective Sept. 1. Beharelle will also become a member of the board. TrueBlue is the 10th-largest US staffing firm, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.

He replaces Steven Cooper in the CEO...

TrueBlue revenue edges up 1% in second quarter with growth in PeopleScout, the MSP and RPO unit

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) reported revenue edged up 0.7% in the second quarter. Organic revenue increased by 2% when excluding the divested PlaneTechs business, which TrueBlue sold in March to Launch Technical Workforce Solutions for $11.4 million.

Separately, TrueBlue also announced that President...

Heidrick Q2 revenue up 20% on search growth, but consulting revenue falls

Net revenue rose 18.4% in constant currency at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the second quarter, driven by its executive search business. Revenue in the Chicago-based firm’s consulting business decreased. Heidrick posted net income in the second quarter compared to a net...

PEO TriNet reports revenue up 6% in Q2

Second-quarter revenue rose 6% at professional employer organization TriNet Group Inc. (NYSE: TNET). Net income jumped at the Dublin, Calif.-based firm, but the average number of worksite employees fell 3% to approximately 314,000.

Blockchain is fastest-growing skill on Upwork platform

Blockchain topped online staffing provider Upwork’s second-quarter list of the 20 fastest-growing skills in the US freelance job market for the second consecutive quarter. 

Blockchain — a decentralized way to record information digitally — shows huge potential for businesses, causing a spike...