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: Creative benefits for recruitment and retention Employment eligibility verification via video Tracking weekly sales…
U.S. Job Growth in Year Through March Was Less Than Estimated
The U.S. Department of Labor lowered its estimate of total payroll employment growth for March by 306,000 and of private employment by even more. The reduction suggests government and private employers had about 155.17 million workers on their books in March, down from about 155.47 million as…
Employer Health Care Costs Projected to Increase 8.5% Next Year
Average costs for U.S. employers that pay for their employees’ health care will increase 8.5% to more than $15,000 per employee in 2024, according to Aon plc, a global professional services firm. The projection increase, which assumes employers do not implement employee cost sharing increases and…
Invest in ASA Certification Right Now—Savings End Next Week
Now is the perfect time to invest in yourself, your company, and your future success by earning the Certified Staffing Professional®, Technical Services CertifiedSM, Certified Search Consultant®, or Certified Health Care Staffing Professional® credential from ASA, the right time is right now. During the ASA certification sale, you’ll save 30% on certification products (excluding renewals)—including…
Paid Leave Oregon Benefits Begin Sept. 3; Employees Can Start Applying Now
In Oregon, paid leave benefits are anticipated to begin Sept. 3, as originally planned. Paid Leave Oregon recently began accepting applications for benefits from workers. PLO is a program administered by the Oregon Employment Department that provides paid family, medical, and safe leave for…
Nearly 22 Million Job Postings in First Half of 2023
The U.S. saw 21.74 million new job postings during the first half of 2023, down 8% from the previous six-month period, according to a new report from PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company. While there has been a hiring decline in certain sectors, industries like retail, hospitality, and manufacturing…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Caring for the HR Team
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Connecting and Supporting HR in the Corporate World.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. To support an organization, the human resource team must also support itself and protect its members. Attorney Robbin Wilder is a former HR professional who will present tips on how you…
The Worker Bidding War Is Over. Companies Are Cutting Pay for New Hires
With the job market cooling and businesses becoming increasingly cautious in their hiring, many companies are paying new recruits less than they did just a few months ago. The decline marks a stark turnaround from 2022, when compensation for roughly 75% of advertised job titles climbed from a year…
Employee Burnout Continues Downward Trend, but Still Remains Too High
Employee burnout among the U.S. workforce remains high (45%) but continues trending downward, according to a survey of 1,347 employees by Eagle Hill Consulting. Burnout has dropped during the past year (49% in August 2022) and more substantially since the early months of the pandemic (58% in…
Access to Staffing Employment and Sales Data—Survey Closes This Friday
The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the second quarter of 2023 closes this Friday. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Aug. 25 will get access to an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for the number of direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, and payroll…
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