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CareerBuilder.com - 27% of employers expect to hire
October 3, 2007Twenty-seven percent of employers said they plan to add staff in the fourth quarter, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com and USA Today. Six percent expected to cut staff and 62% anticipated no change.
"Given the housing slump and tight credit market, caution is to be expected when it comes to...
Select buys Tandem Staffing Solutions
October 3, 2007Select Staffing, part of The Select Family of Staffing Companies, said today it acquired Boca Raton FL-based Tandem Staffing Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tandem ranked No. 80 on Staffing Industry Analysts' list of top
Worker confidence tumbles again
October 3, 2007Worker confidence fell further in September, according to the
Staffing index hits record high
October 3, 2007The American Staffing Association's index measuring temporary employment hit a record high of 108 in September as temporary employment rebounded after the Labor Day holiday. The index began at 100 in June 2006. The index measures changes in the number of temporary and contract employees both weekly and...
Orion ICG buys therapy staffing company
October 3, 2007Orion ICG, a Raleigh NC-based staffing firm specializing in the placement of former military personnel, said it has acquired Cumberland Therapy Services Inc. of
Service sector growth loses more steam
October 3, 2007Service sector growth slowed in September, the Institute for Supply Management reported today. The non-manufacturing business activity index slipped to 54.8 in September from 55.8 in August. The index has been falling since reaching 60.7 in June.
The service sector's employment index, however, rose...
Washington has lowest jobless rate
October 2, 2007The
'No-match' rule block continues
October 2, 2007A federal judge in
The lawsuit to stop the rule is continuing. And the extension won't exceed 10 days as plaintiffs...
Hudson sells Australian blue-collar division
October 2, 2007The Hudson Highland Group Inc. (NASD: HHGP) said it's selling its Australian trade and industrial business to the Skilled Group for $3.0 million.
The company said the Australian blue-collar business...
2008 Executive Forum call for speakers and topics
October 2, 2007The 2008 Staffing Industry Executive Forum will take place March 5-7 in