June 22, 2023

This year, Staffing Industry Analysts counted 251 staffing firms with $100 million or more in US revenue, up from 225 last year, according to the Largest Staffing Firms in the United States: 2023 Update report, released on Monday.

The number of engineering jobs rose by 0.25% in May compared with April for a total of nearly 2.8 million jobs. according to an analysis of jobs data by the TechServe Alliance, an industry group for IT and engineering staffing firms.

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. acquired Advanced Applied Engineering, which does business as Infrastructure Engineers.Advanced Applied Engineering is based in Brea, California, and provides civil design, construction management, traffic engineering and other services, including staff augmentation for municipal and state agencies.Bowman reported the acquisition will initially contribute approximately $10 million of annualized net service billing.

Power Staffing Solutions, a Toronto-based staffing firm, acquired Hourglass HR, a provider of RPO, healthcare, IT and engineering staffing based in Ottawa, Ontario.With the acquisition, Hourglass HR founder Mark Cohen has been appointed as Power Staffing Solutions' VP. Cohen has more than 30 years of experience in sales, staffing, training, management and development.

In the face of labor and skills shortages, companies looking to fill talent gaps are turning to reskilling as a viable solution, with 70% of US hiring managers preferring to train their current employees for different roles before bringing on new workers, according to a survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals.However, the percentage of hiring managers that prefers reskilling over new hiring is down from 77% in the first half of last year and 75% in the second

New college graduates from the class of 2023 entering the workforce can expect to begin their careers with an in-office or a hybrid work arrangement, according to a report released today by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.NACE reported that 42% of new college hires will work in the office full time, while 48% will adopt a hybrid format, combining in-office work with virtual work.The report noted the findings reflect that organizations recognize that where someone wants to work