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Source One Healthcare Professionals Merges With Metz&Baum Healthcare Professionals

Source One Healthcare Professionals Inc. News Release (07/01/14)

Germantown, TN-based health care staffing firm Source One Healthcare Professionals Inc., which does business as O.R. Nurses and TexMed Staffing, has announced a merger with Dallas and Ft. Worth-based health care staffing firm Metz&Baum Healthcare Professionals.

Jobless Claims Near Lowest Level Ever—Compared With Size of Workforce

MarketWatch (07/10/14) Jeffry Bartash

The number of unemployed individuals collecting jobless benefits on a weekly basis is nearing an all-time low when adjusted for the size of the U.S. working population. The U.S. Department of Labor’s June survey of households indicates that an average of 311,500 people filed new applications for benefits each week during the past month, amounting to 0.21% of the 146.2 million people working.

The percentage of new jobless claims compared with household employment was lower only in 2000 and 2006-07. The figures indicate that more people are securing employment and fewer people are being laid off, but experts note that until the pool of long-term unemployed decreases from its current level of 3.1 million, the low level of claims will continue to be misleading.

TaskRabbit Adds Insurance to Make Trusting Strangers Easier

Bloomberg Businessweek (07/10/14) Joshua Brustein

TaskRabbit has begun offering $1 million in insurance for property damage or bodily injury for both users who post tasks and those who perform them as well as insuring losses due to theft up to $10,000. Premiums and deductibles will be paid for by TaskRabbit. The company wants users to feel safe, and the addition of insurance is part of a broader overhaul of the site. Among the changes, TaskRabbit will now use matching algorithms instead of its previous auction format.

Free ASAPro Webinar Next Month—Boost Earnings With Retained Search

How could retained search practices help you close more deals and improve your firm’s bottom line? Find out during the ASAPro webinar “Make the Best of Your Contingency Searches and Triple Your Fill Ratios.” It takes place Thursday, Aug. 14, 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. You’ll learn how to sell exclusivity arrangements with your clients, present yourself as a consultative partner, and more.

All ASAPro webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Welcome New ASA Members

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week of June 30.

County Clare Consultants Inc.

Elmhurst, NY

DecisionPathHR

Charlotte, NC

Drill Baby Drill Staffing Agency

Hollidaysburg, PA

Ethos Venture

Pacifica, CA

The Griffin Groupe

Plymouth, MA

North American Staffing & Recruiting

Parker, CO

One Force Staffing Inc.

Austin, TX

Workforce Walker Personnel LLC

Montgomery, AL