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BLS: Staffing Jobs Continue Robust Growth

American Staffing Association (04/04/14)

Seasonally adjusted employment data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that temporary help services employment added 28,500 new jobs in March (up 1.0% from February). “Employment growth in temporary help services had averaged 20,000 per month in the prior 12 months,” said BLS Commissioner Erica L. Groshen.

In a year-to-year comparison, staffing firms employed 9.6% more temporary workers in March than in the same month a year ago, according to BLS. That was the strongest year-to-year growth since the summer of 2012.

Nonseasonally adjusted BLS data, which estimate the actual number of jobs in the economy, indicated that staffing employment increased by 59,300 in March (up 2.2% from February). On a year-to-year basis, there were 10.0% more staffing employees in March than in the same month last year.

U.S. Service Firms Grow More Quickly, Boost Hiring

Associated Press (04/03/14)

An increase in new orders and hiring has led to growth of U.S. service firms as the sector and economy bounce back from an unusually cold winter. The Institute for Supply Management’s service-sector index rose to 53.1 in March from 51.6 in February. A reading above 50 signals expansion. The hiring measure increased 6.1 points to 53.4, and the new orders measure rose 2.1 points to 53.4.

Register for the ASA Staffing Law Conference—Attendees Receive an ACA Communications Kit

The ASA Staffing Law Conference, May 21–22 in Washington, DC, is the premier program dedicated to the legal issues affecting the staffing and recruiting business.

Plus, all 2014 ASA Staffing Law Conference attendees will receive the new ASA Affordable Care Act Communications Kit. This valuable resource contains everything your firm needs to speak strategically with clients about ACA compliance.

Check out the full conference agenda and register online at americanstaffing.net.

Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week of March 31.

Gateway Group Personnel

Memphis, TN

Prioricare Staffing Solutions

Spearfish, SD

Simply Staffing

Menomonie, WI

Syndicus Inc.

Annapolis, MD

TekCom Resources Inc.

King of Prussia, PA

Transforce Inc.

Alexandria, VA

Nation’s Largest Background Check Firms Will No Longer Automatically Disqualify New York Job Applicants Based on Criminal ConvictionsM

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