EEOC files discrimination suit; staffing firm says charges aren’t true

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination lawsuit against Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc, a Buffalo, NY-based staffing provider. However, the firm in a statement denied the EEOC’s charges.

The EEOC contends Staffing Solutions, which places employees with clients throughout...

Canadian staffing index up 8% year over year

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 8% in April on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 107.

“April’s strong year-over-year growth can be largely attributed to the greater number of working days this year,” said Maxim Kupfer, research analyst at Staffing...

Hawaii posts lowest jobless rate in April, three states hit record lows

Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in April at 2.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. New Hampshire and North Dakota followed, both at 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.3% in April.

California, Hawaii...

Job growth, falling unemployment indicate tighter labor market for Mexico

Strong job growth and falling unemployment point to a tighter job market 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 2.9% in March and...

People: TalentRISE, Leadpoint, Catapult, Eagle and more

TalentRISE, a Chicago-based management consulting company focused on recruitment, announced Susan Hartz joined the firm to manage outsourced recruitment solution project teams and service delivery for enterprise clients. Hartz has held management, sourcing and solution strategy, and project execution...

Leading Economic Index for US suggests ‘solid’ growth, but no acceleration

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index edged up 0.4% in April to a reading of 109.4 (2016 = 100), following increases of 0.4% in March and 0.7% in February.

April’s increase and continued uptrend in the US Leading Economic Index suggest solid growth should continue in the second half of...

US adds IT jobs in April, but lack of talent remains a hinderance

Lack of available talent continued to hamper growth in IT jobs in April, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade group of IT and engineering staffing and solutions firms.

The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.05% sequentially in April to more than 5.3 million; on a year-over-year basis,...

65% of execs say external workforce essential to operating at full capacity: SAP Fieldglass survey

A survey by VMS provider SAP Fieldglass found that 65% of executives say their external workforce is essential for operating at full capacity. 

And 46% said they would not be able to conduct business as usual without it.

The survey was done with Oxford Economics and included 800 executives in 14 countries...

CareerStaff consolidates travel divisions under new brand

CareerStaff Unlimited consolidated its travel operations under the TravelCare USA brand. The new brand will operate as a CareerStaff subsidiary focused on traveling nurses and allied healthcare clinicians, and will consolidate CareerStaff’s Travel Nursing, ReadyNurse Travel and CareerStaff Allied Travel...

Canada adds 30,200 jobs in April: ADP

Canada’s employment rose by 30,200 jobs in April from March, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. The March total of jobs added was revised up to 59,300 from 42,800.

“Canada experienced strong job growth across most industries in the month of April,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and...