July 1, 2021 IT Staffing Report Explore Using SIA’s interactive Jobs Report tool, IT staffing firms can track the labor force recovery on a monthly basis by state and metropolitan area to assess markets and opportunities. An improved tool for tracking employment trends Kevin Chen | June 29, 2021 As the US accelerates its recovery from the pandemic, businesses are looking to ramp up hiring and return operations to a new normal. Using SIA's interactive Jobs Report tool, IT staffing firms can track the labor force recovery on a monthly basis by state and metropolitan area to assess markets and opportunities.Click to find out more The Planet Group to acquire Georgia-based IT staffing firm OmniPoint June 29, 2021 The Planet Group June 29 announced it will acquire OmniPoint Staffing, a Sandy Springs, Georgia-based IT staffing firm that specializes in providing professionals for enterprise resource planning software and infrastructure projects."We are excited to welcome OmniPoint Staffing to The Planet Group as we continue to build upon and expand our technology division and service offerings," said Michael Stomberg, CEO of The Planet Group.Click to find out more IT staffing provider MRCC Group acquiring digital learning firm in India June 29, 2021 MRCC Group, a US-based provider of staffing and other services, announced it is acquiring G-Cube, a digital learning company based in Noida, India.G-Cube has more than 2 million subscribers and more than 1,200 e-learning projects, according to the company."We are very pleased to bring the talent and experience of the G-Cube team on board," said Anil Shah, chairman and CEO of MRCC Group.Click to find out more Growth in IT employment slows but returns to pre-pandemic levels June 29, 2021 IT employment in the US increased in May but at a slower rate than in previous months, the TechServe Alliance reported. However, all the jobs lost during the pandemic have recovered.It found the number of tech employees in the US rose by 0.22%, or 5.35 million jobs in May. Year over year, the number of tech jobs were up 2.64% or by 137,700."IT employment is now at historic levels having fully recovered all jobs lost as result of the pandemic," TechServe Alliance CEO Mark Roberts said.Click to find out more Vaco acquires Florida-based staffing firm June 29, 2021 Vaco announced that it acquired Alluvion, a Jacksonville, Florida-based firm providing staffing services in the finance/accounting, IT and operations segments.Click to find out more Fewer tech workers want full time remote work June 30, 2021 Fewer technology professionals prefer to work remotely five days per week, according to a survey by technology jobs website Dice.Click to find out more Google’s contract workers meet with VP Harris and secretary of labor June 30, 2021 Contract workers at Google who work through HCL met with Vice President Kamala Harris and US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on June 21 in Pittsburgh, the United Steelworkers union announced.The contract workers are members of the USW. They voted to join the union's Federations of Tech Workers in 2019 and are still working to negotiate their first contract.Click to find out more How employer branding and recruitment marketing can drive growth — The Staffing Stream June 30, 2021Click to find out more Toptal sues online staffing platform Andela June 30, 2021 Toptal LLC, an online staffing platform for highly skilled tech workers, filed a lawsuit in June alleging Andela Inc.Click to find out more Confidentiality agreements for staffing professionals June 30, 2021Click to find out more