Sept. 21, 2017 Industrial Staffing Report Explore Staffing Industry Analysts takes a closer look at the factors shaping the candidate shortage, and ways that industrial staffing firms can best respond to the current “candidate-driven” market. Industrial staffing in a time of candidate scarcity Timothy Landhuis | September 19, 2017 Since the great recession, the industrial segment of the US temporary staffing market has nearly doubled in size to reach an estimated $33 billion this year, according to our most recent forecast. After a strong run of expansion, the market declined in 2016 and the projected growth rate for 2017 and 2018 is a modest 2%, with arguably the biggest headwind being a shortage of available candidates to fill orders.Click to find out more Malone Workforce Solutions acquires AllStaff September 19, 2017 Malone Workforce Solutions acquired AllStaff (formerly Select Staffing of Illinois) and its subsidiaries. The addition almost doubles Malone's estimated annual revenue to more than $330 million.The transaction closed Sept. 7 and took effect Sept. 11; terms were not disclosed.Click to find out more Report lists largest US industrial staffing firms September 19, 2017 EmployBridge Holding Company ranked as the largest US industrial staffing firm in terms of industrial temporary staffing revenue, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2017 list of largest US industrial staffing firms. TrueBlue Inc.Click to find out more Construction Labor Contractors expands geographic footprint with Trade Solutions acquisition September 19, 2017 Construction Labor Contractors LLC, a provider of temporary staffing of skilled tradesmen for the commercial construction market and a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners LLC, acquired Trade Solutions Inc.The deal strengthens Construction Labor Contractors' presence in Ohio, expands its geographic footprint and provides growth opportunities throughout the Midwest.Trade Solutions provides skilled tradesmen to the commercial construction market and employs approximately 200 craftsmenClick to find out more Global industrial hiring flat overall; diversified manufacturing, oil and gas trend up September 19, 2017 Hiring trends in the industrial market remained flat globally in the second quarter, both year over year and compared to the first quarter, according to the Q2 2017 Global Industrial Hiring Index released by executive search firm ZRG Partners.Hiring across sectors showed positive trends for diversified manufacturing, posting the first growth in hiring since the first quarter of 2016.Click to find out more Eastridge acquires Operon Resource Management, recruiter for healthcare product manufacturers September 19, 2017 Eastridge Workforce Solutions, a San Diego, Calif.-based staffing firm, acquired Operon Resource Management, a medical device recruitment solutions provider.Operon, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., provides temporary labor and workforce solutions for healthcare product manufacturers, including medical device and pharmaceutical companies. It has a physical office in the greater Boston area with multiple onsite locations in New England.Click to find out more Construction employment up in 34 states, craft worker shortage hinders hiring September 19, 2017 Construction firms added jobs in 34 states and the District of Columbia between August 2016 and August 2017, according to an analysis of US Department of Labor data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Thirty states added construction jobs between July and August amid strong demand for construction work in most parts of the country.Rhode Island posted the largest year-over-year percentage increase in construction employment at 17.6%.Click to find out more Play hardball with the competition – The Staffing Stream September 19, 2017 In baseball, as in staffing, the best players are already under contract with teams. How does a team thwart the efforts of competitors cherry-picking their talent?Click to find out more People: PeopleReady, Hospitality Staffing Solutions, Command Center, BelFlex, Korn Ferry September 19, 2017 TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) announced Sean Ebner joined the company as president of PeopleReady. Ebner since March 2012 served as president of Staff Care, the locum tenens brand of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS). Prior to joining Staff Care, Ebner led a division within Technisource, a subsidiary of Randstad.Click to find out more What is driving the next Industrial Revolution? September 19, 2017 You may, or may not, be aware that the Fourth Industrial Revolution came upon us a couple of years ago.Click to find out more