June 18, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 has brought a tumultuous spring for nearly all business owners and executives, with industrial staffing among the most impacted sectors of the economy. April revenue was down a median 32% year over year for industrial staffing firms according to SIA’s May Pulse Survey, the steepest decline of any of the skill segments measured in the survey.
Industrial staffing the most impacted segment
June 16, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a tumultuous spring for nearly all business owners and executives, with industrial staffing among the most affected sectors of the economy. April revenue was down a median 32% year over year for industrial staffing firms according to SIA’s May Pulse Survey, the steepest... More
Warehouse, sanitation, food workers top list of in-demand temp jobs
June 16, 2020
As people look to get back to work and permanent jobs are slow to recover, PeopleReady released a list of the top temporary jobs companies are hiring for.
Trade Hounds secures $3.2 million seed funding round
June 16, 2020
Trade Hounds, a firm that aims to be the LinkedIn of the construction industry, announced a $3.2 million seed funding round; investors included a staffing firm.
Contraction in US manufacturing activity slows in May
June 16, 2020
The Institute for Supply Management’s index of US manufacturing activity, the PMI, rose in May to a reading of 43.1% from April’s reading of 41.5%.
Uber to close industrial staffing app Uber Works
June 16, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is looking at closing its Uber Works staffing business, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon converting 125,000 recent temp hires to permanent roles; Walmart hired 150,000 associates, seeks 50,000 more
June 16, 2020
Amazon announced it will convert 125,000 of the 175,000 temporary roles hired since March to permanent jobs. Meanwhile, retail giant Walmart seeks to add an additional 50,000 associates to the 150,000 it already hired recently.
Construction jobs rebound in May on PPP loans and easing restrictions, but future losses likely
June 16, 2020
Construction employment rebounded by 464,000 jobs in May, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.
Tips to recruit talent in a virtual environment — The Staffing Stream
June 16, 2020
Organizations are likely struggling with how to engage with, hire and onboard talent without ever meeting the prospective employee face to face during the Covid-19 crisis. Sue Marcus, the regional president of RPO and MSP for Randstad Sourceright in the US, provides some tips for companies looking to... More
People: Bluecrew, EmployBridge, TrueBlue, Alliance Industrial Solutions
June 16, 2020
Industrial staffing firms announce executive personnel changes.
Jobcase: A LinkedIn for blue-collar workers
June 16, 2020
Described as a LinkedIn for people without college degrees (or LinkedIn for people who don’t use LinkedIn!), Jobcase has attracted considerable investor interest and has raised $118.5 million in equity capital since February 2018, In a Staffing Industry Review article, John Nurthen, SIA’s executive... More