Confidence among workers in office and administrative positions has declined, according to the Randstad Office & Administrative Confidence Index. The index fell from 55.9 in the third quarter of 2013 to 47.6 in the fourth quarter. More workers are becoming likely to look for new jobs, and at the same time, workers are becoming less…

In a recent interview with Staffing Industry, Peter Sheahan, CEO of Changelabs, shared some of his thoughts on the changes happening in the staffing industry. According to Sheahan, there is a talent revolution occurring at this very moment. As he explains it, companies are beginning to outsource more and more, and this is causing a structural…

Staffing employment has gone up 1.74 percent since last month, according to the most recent American Staffing Agency Staffing Index Monthly Report.The index for February is 91, which indicates staffing employment has decreased slightly, by 0.54 percent over the last 30 days.These numbers are in keeping with recent predictions by Staffing Industry. Experts there predict…

Lately, the question many staffing firms have been asking, according to The Staffing Stream, is whether the firm or the customer should pay for the compliance costs associated with the Affordable Care Act. Don Dewar, who works for Sync Staffing, believes staffing firms should bill customers for ACA compliance without adding markups. Although that is…

Hinda Chalew of Staffing Industry writes brand loyalty is dead. In other words, the internet makes it easy to look up various facts and figures, and so individuals know exactly what to expect from a product before they buy it. A good example would be Yelp's impact on restaurants.The same impact that the internet has…

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased by 0.3 percent in January to 99.5. The index compares each year to the year it began, which was 2004."The increase in the leading economic index reflects an economy that is expanding moderately, although the pace is somewhat held back by persistent and severe inclement weather in…

According to Intuit, about 40 percent of the U.S. workforce will be contractors or temporary workers by 2020. These workers will function as full-time workers, never being unemployed, but they will work for different companies in quick succession, like other temp workers.Such workers will increase efficiency, agility and flexibility, according to intuit. They will be…

Although there was a small slowdown from 14 percent down to 10 percent in expansion between October and December of 2013, temporary staffing growth was strong in the last month of the year, according to Staffing Industry Analysts."The Pulse Survey results confirm that the temporary staffing sector ended 2013 on a strong note, with double-digit…

Dealing with temporary workers in an office can cause some anxiety for permanent hires, but a new article in the Chicago Red Eye humorously suggests ways of dealing with the influx of new labor. The article advises permanent workers to remember that temps are sometimes hired because they have special skills that other people in…

The biggest growth in staffing so far this year has been in information technology, according to Sona Sharma, writing for Staffing Industry. According to her, the market has been growing steadily, and she predicts that it will continue outperforming other staffing segments for at least another few years.However, she cautions recruiting IT professionals into the staffing market…