Two new surveys by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) show the temporary staffing services industry is making major progress. According to the first survey, a study of staffing revenue shows the industry is maintaining a strong pace of growth. In March, growth stood at 10 percent, which is the same as it had been in January…

The unemployment rate dropped from 6.7 to 6.3, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released May 2. Additionally, employers in April added a total of 288,000 employees to the workforce. Unemployment is the lowest it has been for five and a half years, NBC News reports. However, the reason for the drop is…

Contract workers are a crucial part of IT, according to 69 percent of those in leadership roles for an IT department, Staffing Industry Analysts reported. Additionally, 35 percent of IT leaders expect temporary workers to make up between 11 and 25 percent of their total IT workforce. At the moment, only 25 percent of respondents…

Live Mint recently interviewed Anthony Abbatiello of Accenture, a management and consulting company, about the top trends in HR. Among his comments were those regarding what he calls the extended workforce. Companies are beginning to structure their workers in tiers. The top tier is a full-time employee that is hired on a regular basis. The second…

The Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased in March for the third consecutive month. It now stands at 100.9. The index was begun in 2004, so a score of 100 would indicate the economy is doing as well as in 2004."The LEI rose sharply again, the third consecutive monthly increase," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Economist at The…

The U.S. Department of Labor recently sued a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, seeking back wages and liquidated damages for hotel staff whose hours, wages and overtime were improperly handled, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. Such an event came about because the management company, called Darpan, did not properly log hours for the workers. If the…

A recent study by Monster Worldwide found 42 percent of respondents have left a job due to stress in the workplace. Additionally, 35 percent of respondents have considered changing jobs because of job stress. Twenty-three percent say they have never changed a job for this reason."Workplace stress can come from any part of a job, and…

The U.S. Producer Price Index for employment services rose by 1.9 percent year-over-year in March. The current level of the index is 130.3, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.This means employment services did well in March. The prices for the services of employment placement agencies, temporary help services, executive search services and professional employer organizations went…

Full-time and contingent IT hiring was less in March than what had been predicted, according to TEKsystems. However, Staffing Industry Analysts still predicts IT temp hiring will continue its forward momentum.According to the survey by TEKsystems, 35 percent of IT managers said they'd hired a full-time or contract worker. In the previous survey, 47 percent…

A Michigan farm has come under fire for misclassifying its workers as independent contractors, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. The farm also failed to comply with record-keeping provisions regarding taxes and insurance.According to the ruling by the federal judge, the farm must treat its workers as employees, which means it must fill out the necessary tax…