After dropping 1.1% in November (revised), the U.S. Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell another 1.0% in December 2022 to reach 110.5. The LEI has decreased 4.2% over the last six months, falling faster than its 1.9% decline...
From CEIS’ acquisition of Rayne Staffing to Professional Diversity Network’s acquisition of Expo Experts, here’s a look at some of the latest mergers and acquisitions in the staffing industry.
CEIS Acquires Rayne Staffing
Critical Energy Infrastructure Services (CEIS), a new platform...
Glassdoor just released its latest list of Best Places to Work in the U.S., featuring employers in a wide range of industries that received high marks and numerous positive reviews from current and former employees. These companies go to...
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) fell again in December, down to 116.31 from 117.14 in November (downward revision).
This marks the third consecutive month the index has decreased, suggesting that job growth will continue to moderate in the...
Nonfarm payroll employment added 223,000 jobs in December, following an increase of 256,000 jobs in November (downward revision), according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
This brings the total increase in payroll employment for 2022...
Employment growth in the private sector rose slightly in December with the addition of 235,000 jobs, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. This follows a gain of 127,000 jobs in November.
“The labor market is strong but fragmented,”...
The number of quits inched up to 4.2 million during the month of November, according to the most recent BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. This is slightly more than the 4.0 million quits reported in October. The...
Protiviti’s acquisition of R2i and Pearson’s acquisition of PDRI are among the latest mergers and acquisitions in the staffing industry.
Protiviti Acquires R2i
Global consulting firm Protiviti announced its acquisition of R2integrated (R2i), a digital experience agency. The acquisition will support...
Continuing its downward trend, the US Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 1.0% to 113.5 in November, after a 0.9% decrease in October (revised). Over the past six months, the LEI has declined 3.7%, a significantly higher drop...
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...