Strategic Staffing Solutions names MSP leader

Strategic Staffing Solutions promoted Sheena Wells to MSP program director to lead all of the firm’s active MSP programs.

Wells’ duties will include leading internal MSP fulfillment team members, four foundation customer steering committees, more than 200 suppliers, 350 customer users, Strategic Staffing...

Volt exploring alternatives, including possible sale

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) is evaluating potential strategic alternatives, including the potential sale of the company, it announced today. Other options under consideration include a sale of a division or divisions, a strategic merger, a business combination, or continuing...

ZeroChaos names former Advanced Discovery exec as CEO

ZeroChaos appointed Jim Burke as CEO to lead the company’s growth under the ownership of The Carlyle Group, which last year announced a “substantial” investment in the firm. Burke will also join the ZeroChaos board. Gordon Coburn, ZeroChaos’ executive chairman and acting CEO, will serve...

US job openings hit series high in April but hiring portion points to increased worker shortage

The number of US job openings edged up by 65,000 in April from March to 6.7 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the highest level since the series began in December 2000.

Hires and separations were little changed.

The...

US nonmanufacturing index accelerates in May; employment metric edges up

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector accelerated in May, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index released today.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose in May to a reading of 58.6 from April’s reading of 56.8.

Readings above 50 generally indicate improving...

Word of the month: Vendor tiering

“Vendor tiering” is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a model in which vendors are invited to fill positions in a well-defined order and often with time triggers. For example, a temporary vacancy will go to tier 1 vendors first,...

40 Under 40 nomination deadline this week

The deadline for nominations to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 40 Under 40 list is Wednesday.

The list aims to recognize the rising stars in the Staffing Industry. And while it’s not a ranking, it is a shout-out to those working to take the staffing industry to the next level.

It includes those just starting...

Temp staffing revenue up 9% over year, continued strength in market: US Pulse report

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 9% year over year in April — an acceleration from 7% in March — among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse survey.

“Temporary staffing overall continued to hold the momentum in April, which indicates continued strength...

NABE survey slightly less optimistic about US economy, but positive about industrial production

Economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics lowered their growth projections for the US economy in 2018, the association announced today. The median forecast calls for inflation-adjusted real GDP growth of 2.8% this year, down from the March 2018 estimate of 2.9%. However,...

Adecco calls for ‘new social contract’

The Adecco Group, the world’s largest staffing firm, calls for a “new social contract” for work in the 21st century in a white paper released today. While companies and individuals are embracing the potential of more flexible and diverse ways of working, labor and social policies have not yet picked...