Employment in the U.S. rose by 179,000 jobs in May, according to Automatic Data Processing's national employment report. The three month average, according to Staffing Industry Analysts, has been 198,000 per month.Year over year, May has seen higher growth, but the number of jobs added in April was 215,000."Job growth moderated in May," said Mark…

The Institute for Supply Management has released its monthly report on business growth. The current Purchasing Managers Index has risen to 55.4, which indicates expansion is happening in the manufacturing industry at a faster pace than it was in April, when the reading was 54.9 percent. The number was recently corrected after a software error,…

The Staffing Stream has posted a new blog with career tips for those in the temporary staffing industry. It is heartening to hear Traci Fiatte, who works as group president for a major staffing company, say her goal as someone who pairs temporary workers with jobs is to ultimately craft and shape a career where…

Business News Daily recently weighed the pros and cons of HR outsourcing services. In fact, there are many benefits to this. One is the ease of having another company doing the grunt work. A lot of time is freed up when the paperwork involved with employees is taken out of the picture. Companies can use…

The staffing industry is in the best shape it's been for the last eight years, according to the American Staffing Association. Staffing companies have employed an average of 2.96 million temporary and contract workers per week, which is a 3.2 percent increase year-over-year."Businesses continue to turn to staffing companies for flexible workforce solutions and to…

The American Staffing Index for the week of May 12-18 rose 3.4 percent year-over-year. The index stands at 97. This is good news for staffers because the index measures how many are employed in the staffing industry. The index is reported every nine days. The index has been steadily rising toward 97 since the week ending…

The Governor of Hawaii has signed Bill 2609, which will increase the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from $7.25 over a period of the next four years. This will likely help those who need extra money due to inflation."A hardworking sector of our community has gone seven years without a raise," Hawaiian Governor…

Nearly half of U.S. unemployed workers have stopped looking for work, according to a survey by Express Employment Professionals, reported by Staffing Industry Analysts. Those who have given up on finding work could try again with a temporary job. Temporary work would let unemployed people get back on their feet with jobs that give them…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has joined forces with the American Staffing Association, the ASA reports. The goal is protect the interests of temporary workers through sharing information, providing mutual guidance and creating training resources."Through this alliance with ASA, we will increase outreach to staffing firms and host employers and provide information and education that…

The number of temporary workers is on the rise, according to the Associated Press. They account for 2.3 percent of all workers in the labor force, and do a variety of tasks. Some of the jobs that temps do include janitorial work, home-care and nursing, along with freelance photography and computer programming. Many work under contracts with…