US leading index edges down, jobless claims fall to 44-year low

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index edged down 0.2% in September to a reading of 128.6 (2010 = 100), following increases of 0.4% in August and 0.3% in July. Despite September’s decline, the trend in the US LEI remains consistent with continuing solid growth in the US economy for the...

Boeing rushes to bring back retirees as temps (The Seattle Times)

The Seattle Times reported Boeing is hiring back 500 to 800 retirees on a temporary basis and also adding some permanent positions. To lure the retired machinists back to work, the jet maker is taking the unusual step of paying bonuses. Boeing is also talking to the engineering union about bringing back...

ADP is already making changes investor wants, CEO says in interview (Reuters)

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASD: ADP) is already making many of the changes activist shareholder William Ackman is advocating for, but it will take time to see results, CEO Carlos Rodriguez told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. After acquiring a stake in the company earlier this year, Ackman...

WinterWyman appoints president of search and contract staffing

Waltham Mass.-based WinterWyman Search expanded Scott Ragusa’s responsibilities and named him to the newly created role of president of search and contract staffing, effective immediately. He will now oversee the strategic direction and daily operations of WinterWyman's New England contingency search,...

Calgary is Canada’s fastest-growing metro economy

Calgary and Edmonton will post the strongest GDP growth this year — 4.6% and 3.9% respectively — among the 13 major metropolitan areas covered by The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook: Autumn 2017.

In Calgary, renewed investment and increased drilling are spurring growth in the primary...

Wage growth slows in third quarter, ADP report finds

The US labor market posted slower growth in wages in the third quarter, according to the ADP Workforce Vitality Report, released today. The report tracks a set of workers to determine wage growth among those who are consistently employed. This set of workers falls into two categories: job holders (those...

US retail workers want flexible work, ManpowerGroup Solutions research finds

US retail workers want flexible work twice as much as those in any other industry, according to research released today by ManpowerGroup Solutions, a division of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN), and the trade group Retail Industry Leaders Association. The report found retail candidates value shorter work...

Washington State lawmaker proposes floating benefits for gig economy workers (Next City)

Next City reports Washington legislator Monica Stonier introduced a bill this week that would require companies using gig economy workers to contribute to a portable benefits fund. The fund would cover part of the costs of the workers’ health insurance, paid time off, retirement and workers’ compensation...

Former temp workers sue Tesla, staffing providers (Ars Technica)

In a new lawsuit, three former Tesla workers filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that they were routinely harassed and subjected to racial epithets during their time at the Fremont, Calif., factory. Ars Technica reports the plaintiffs have sued not only Tesla, but also Citistaff Solutions, West Valley Staffing...

ManpowerGroup board member to serve on board of US president’s apprenticeship task force

ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) longstanding board member Cari Dominguez was appointed this week to the US President’s Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. The new task force, created as a result of the President Donald Trump’s executive order in June on “Expanding Apprenticeships in America,”...