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Employee Solutions Acquires Bridge Employment Services

Employee Solutions News Release (11/18/14)

Plano, TX-based Employee Solutions has acquired Broken Arrow, OK-based Bridge Employment Services. Both companies focus on the industrial staffing market.

Wages Poised to Rise as Signs Emerge of Improved U.S. Job Market

Bloomberg (11/19/14) Richard Clough; Victoria Stilwell; Jennifer Kaplan

Various economic signals are indicating that wages are beginning to rise after years of stagnation. Wages and salaries increased during the last quarter by the largest margin since 2008, due to rising profits and sales. Certain industries and regions such as Texas and North Dakota are seeing booms thanks to the energy sector and home building, and these promising signs are expected to spread to other areas.

“Wage growth is beginning to bubble up,” says Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Capital Markets Group in New York. “It’s still nascent, early stages, but the labor market is now tightening to the point where we are beginning to see some stronger wage gains. This is the beginning of more definitive acceleration.”

Free ASA Webinar Today—Understanding Ebola-Related Challenges

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Ebola-Related Liability Challenges for Staffing and Recruiting Firms.” It takes place today from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. Get help determining how your firm can lawfully address concerns about Ebola virus disease.

All ASA 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.

Last Chance—ASA Quarterly Survey Closes Today

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2014 closes tomorrow, and the deadline will not be extended. Staffing firms that complete the brief survey will receive an exclusive report on the results—now enhanced with new graphs, including representations of sector-level data.

The data collected by this survey enable ASA to track staffing sales and gross margin trends. Participate in the Staffing Employment and Sales Survey by Nov. 19 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net. The survey is sponsored by ASA research partner CareerBuilder, and there are no fees to participate.