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June 18, 2020

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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.

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Industrial staffing the most impacted segment

Timothy Landhuis | 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.

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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 over the next month.PeopleReady, TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI)'s industrial staffing division, compiled its list of the top temporary job opportunities for the next 30 days based on data provided by its on-demand staffing app JobStack.

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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.

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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%. The PMI, which is based on data from a panel of purchasing managers, had contracted sharply at the outset of Covid-19 in the US.

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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. The move was announced in an email by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. It also comes amid further layoffs at the human cloud firm.Uber Works operates in Chicago, Miami and Dallas.

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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.

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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.

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Tips to recruit talent in a virtual environment — The Staffing Stream

June 16, 2020
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People: Bluecrew, EmployBridge, TrueBlue, Alliance Industrial Solutions

June 16, 2020

EmployBridge, the largest US industrial staffing firm in terms of revenue, named Deborah Mcfarlane as chief people officer. Mcfarlane has more than 20 years of experience in human resource roles both at US-based and global operations.

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