The ASA Compensation & Benefits Benchmarking Survey is now open. Survey participants get exclusive salary benchmarks tailored specifically for the staffing and recruiting industry—plus 12 months of continuous access to the dynamic reporting platform. Register to participate in the survey for access to the Dynamic Benchmarking platform, which provides benchmarking data for 27 staffing and…
ASA Quarterly Survey Now Open—Get Free Staffing Employment and Sales Data
The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the second quarter of 2024 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Aug. 23 receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin and sector-level data. Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have…
The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central
ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations. This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central: Developing an environmental, social, and governance plan for your staffing firm Meeting payroll deadlines…
Fewer Americans Apply for Jobless Claims Last Week as Labor Market Remains Sturdy
Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains sturdy despite high interest rates. The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that jobless claims for the week ending July 6 fell by 17,000 to 222,000 from 239,000 the previous week. The total number of…
SF Fed: U.S. ‘Breakeven’ Monthly Job Growth May Be 230,000
A surge in the U.S. labor force in recent years may have driven up the number of new jobs needed to avoid a rise in the unemployment rate to around 230,000 a month, according to research published Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. That elevated “breakeven” rate is likely not a…
New Law Guarantees Domestic Workers Minimum Wage in Rhode Island
Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state’s minimum wage under a bill signed into law by Gov. Daniel McKee. The new law went into effect immediately. Before the new law, domestic workers in Rhode Island had only been guaranteed the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The…
RGP Releases Latest Pulse Survey on Workforce Investment Priorities
Despite the higher for longer interest rate environment, 81% of organizations are planning to increase investment in workforce development, according to a survey of 213 financial decision makers by RGP. The share is consistent with RGP’s January poll. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of financial decision…
ASA Offers Resources to Help Firms Increase Disability Inclusion in Staffing
ASA—in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy—has developed a website of tools to help employers make their businesses more inclusive for talent with disabilities. The site includes resources on best practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing talent with disabilities; what employers need to know about managing a diverse…
U.S. Inflation Easing, Job Market Similar to Prepandemic Conditions, Fed Report Says
Inflation is easing and the job market has returned to the “tight but not overheated” situation seen before the Covid-19 pandemic threw the U.S. economy into disarray, the U.S. Federal Reserve said Friday in a report to Congress. The Fed’s latest Monetary Policy Report documented the steady…
Minnesota 2024 Legislative Session—Employment Highlights
Employers should be aware of employment law updates passed during the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session. These include updates to the Minnesota Sick and Safe Time law allowing employees to use accrued safe and sick time for bereavement leave, effective immediately, and extending sick and safe…
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