Local governments added education jobs for a sixth straight month, with a gain of 12,000 to around 7.93 million in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest jump was the smallest since September, but it brings employment to within about 1.6% of February 2020 levels. The…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Employee Retention Tips
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Stop the Revolving Door: Identifying and Taking Action on Turnover Risks.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. It is difficult to sustain business continuity, customer satisfaction, and financial success with high employee turnover—but employees often provide warning signals before they resign. B. Lynn Ware of…
Don’t Miss the Special Health Care Staffing Session at the ASA Staffing Law Conference
The 2023 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 18–19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. At the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies, you’ll hear from subject matter experts on the industry’s most pressing topics—including during the newly added Special Session:…
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Employee Retention Tips
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Stop the Revolving Door: Identifying and Taking Action on Turnover Risks,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. It is difficult to sustain business continuity, customer satisfaction, and financial success with high employee turnover—but employees often provide warning signals before they resign. B. Lynn Ware of Integral Talent Systems will discuss some of…
Warehouse Jobs Drop to Lowest Level in 15 Months
Warehouse and storage jobs totaled 1.91 million in March, down 11,800 from February and marking the fewest number of jobs in the sector since 1.88 million in January 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The number of warehousing jobs jumped by almost 700,000 from April 2020 to June…
NFIB Jobs Report: Labor Quality Continues to Hold Back Small Business Hiring
Small business owners reporting labor quality as their top small business operating problem remains elevated at 23%, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. Labor costs reported as the single most important problem decreased one point to 11%, just two points below the highest…
BLS: Staffing Employment Declines in March
Temporary help employment declined 0.3% (-10,700 jobs) from February to March, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Note: initial BLS estimates on seasonally adjusted temporary help services employment data tend to be materially revised…
Millennials and Gen Z Desire Schedule Flexibility
Millennials and Generation Z rate schedule flexibility as a top priority for job satisfaction, far higher than Generation X and baby boomers, according to a survey of more than 2,250 working adults who identified as working in shifts, being paid hourly, or never having done shift work in the past…
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act—A Closer Look, as the Date for Implementation Approaches
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will go into effect June 27, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will begin accepting violation complaints beginning the same day. Under the law, employers with at least 15 employees are required to make reasonable accommodations for the…
ASA Quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey Now Open
The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2023 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey—including search and placement firms—will have access to an exclusive report on the results, enhanced with graphs. The report, which participants can download from the ASA website, also includes an executive summary,…
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