Staffing jobs increased 2.1% year-to-year in Q3 2022, according to new data from the American Staffing Association (ASA), and U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.8 million temporary and contract workers per week. Temporary and contract staffing sales...
From ZRG’s acquisition of Hub Recruiting to DHR Global’s acquisition of Boyden’s Prairies, here are some of the latest mergers and acquisitions in the staffing industry.  ZRG Acquires Hub Recruiting  Global talent advisory firm ZRG recently announced its acquisition of boutique...
From Cognizant’s upcoming acquisition of AustinCSI to DISYS’ acquisition of Grand Circus, here are some of the latest mergers and acquisitions in the staffing industry.  Cognizant Cognizant entered into an agreement to acquire management consulting firm AustinCSI, which specializes in enterprise...
For the second consecutive month, the Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) declined in November, dropping to 117.65 after coming in at 118.74 in October (downward revision). This downward trend suggests slower job growth in the coming months. “The labor...
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 jobs in November, following the addition of 284,000 jobs in October (upward revision), according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Average monthly job growth for the current year thus far...
After gaining 239,000 jobs in October, private employers added 127,000 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report.  “Turning points can be hard to capture in the labor market, but our data suggest that Federal Reserve tightening...
The number of quits during the month of October inched down from the previous month to 4.0 million, according to the most recent BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. This was slightly less than September’s 4.1 million quits....
Workers in key economic areas are likely to continue to be in short supply in the coming years, according to a new report from Glassdoor and Indeed.  The multi-country report identified five key labor market trends that are expected to...
From PROMAN’s acquisition of Trades Masters to The Liberty Group’s acquisition of Apartment Advantage, here are some of the most recent mergers and acquisitions in the staffing industry. PROMAN European temporary employment company PROMAN is expanding its footprint in the U.S....
The US Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) declined 0.8% to 114.9 in October, after falling 0.5% in September (revised), signaling that a recession may be right around the corner. This is the eighth consecutive month the index has...

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