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Seasonal Hiring Means Jobs for More Than Retail Clerks
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Each year, ASA tracks and analyzes hundreds of legal, legislative, and regulatory proposals that could threaten your business. Working with seasoned experts in employment and labor law, ASA has developed these specialized staffing industry resources, which are available free to members: Articles and analysis to keep you abreast of legislative issues and tell you how…
Where the Manufacturing Jobs of the Future Will Be
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Wage and Hiring Pressures Temper U.S. Outlook
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Tale of Two Job Markets Makes Fed’s Liftoff Timing a Tough Call
Bloomberg (06/15/15) Rich Miller U.S. Federal Reserve officials face the challenge of determining who is correct about the state of the job market: economists or staffing firm executives dealing with companies on Main Street. Citing growing wage pressures, some economists make the case that the U.S. economy has returned to full employment, with little or…
Palladium Equity Partners Acquires TransForce Inc.
PR Newswire (07/06/15) Private investment firm Palladium Equity Partners LLC has announced that an affiliated fund has acquired Alexandria, VA-based TransForce Inc., a specialized staffing and recruiting company that provides qualified commercial truck drivers to third-party logistics companies, private fleets, and trucking companies. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Fed: Economy Expanded; Staffing Saw Signs of Labor Market Tightness
Overall economic activity expanded from mid-May through June, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s latest report on regional economies (known as the “beige book”). Across districts, employment levels increased or were steady in most sectors, although there were some reports of layoffs in manufacturing and energy industries. Labor market tightness was reported in four of…
Two Industries With Gaping Talent Shortages
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Fed: Increased Demand for Staffing Despite Labor Market Tightness
Economic activity continued to expand across most regions and sectors from July to mid-August, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s latest report on regional economies (known as the “beige book”). Most districts reported modest to moderate growth in overall labor demand. Staffing services contacts from most districts reported increases in labor demand and in hiring…