June 20, 2019
Manufacturing clients account for as much as 40% of the US industrial temporary staffing segment, a $34.9 billion market in 2018, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' estimates. We look briefly at data suggesting slower overall job growth in manufacturing so far this year, as a way of gauging demand trends for industrial staffing.
Slower job growth in manufacturing a headwind for staffing firms
June 18, 2019
In this article, we look briefly at data suggesting slower overall job growth in manufacturing so far this year, as a way of gauging demand trends for industrial staffing.
Labor productivity down 7.6% in warehousing industry
June 18, 2019
Labor productivity decreased by 7.6% in the “warehousing and storage” industry in 2018, according to a report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Indeed to acquire Syft
June 18, 2019
Jobs site Indeed, part of Recruit Holdings, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Syft, an online recruiting platform for the hospitality, event and light industrial sectors in the UK.
Command Center plans merger deal with Hire Quest
June 18, 2019
Command Center Inc. (NASD: CCNI), a Colorado-based industrial staffing firm, will acquire industrial staffing provider Hire Quest Holdings LLC.
BelFlex names execs to fill CEO, president and COO roles; Malone Workforce Solutions names CEO
June 18, 2019
BelFlex named executives to fill CEO, president and COO roles, while Malone Workforce Solutions appointed a CEO.
Transportation, logistics staffing firm Spectra360 acquires offshore RPO firm
June 18, 2019
Transportation and logistics staffing firm Spectra360 acquired Raso Solutions, an offshore recruitment process outsourcing and technology firm based in Cebu, Philippines.
Shipyard staffing company NSC Technologies buys two Indiana-based staffing firms
June 18, 2019
NSC Technologies, a shipyard staffing company headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, acquired Indiana-based staffing providers Staffing Resources Inc. and ULG LLC.
A win-win with AI — The Staffing Stream
June 18, 2019
Recruiters and staffing experts are seeing the wake of more organizations adopting smart technology and leveraging real-time data and insights to provide clients with qualified candidates, writes Stacy Caponetti, marketing manager for ENGAGE Talent, in a The Staffing Stream blog post.
Amazon’s new warehouse automation could replace jobs (Reuters)
June 18, 2019
Warehouses provide many jobs for industrial workers, but Amazon.com is introducing machines to automate jobs held by thousands of workers, Reuters reported.
BlueCrew expands on-demand nature of the gig economy
June 19, 2019
Mobile-focused, online staffing firm BlueCrew engages workers as W-2 employees, and not independent contractors, to avoid the misclassification risks that may arise in other gig economy work platforms. A Staffing Industry Review article discusses BlueCrew’s mobile app and technology platform that connects... More