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…

Staffing Industry Analysts issued a new report about the best ways for a staffing company to become a preferred supplier of temporary workers. According to SIA, the key is three-fold: The best account managers, the best recruiters and the best candidates.Hiring a proper account manager isn't easy. They must understand the staffing industry perfectly. They must also understand…

Hiring in the technology sector continues for staffing firms, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. TriNet Group Inc., an HR company, recently came out with its latest SMBeat report,. The reports are monthly assessments of professional employer organizations. According to TriNet, tech sector hiring has grown 1.87 percent  in the past month. Last month, the tech sector…

Vermont has voted to raise its minimum wage to $10.50 by 2018, according to CNN. This will make it easier for employees who earn minimum wage to survive the increasing cost of living. By contrast, the federal minimum wage is $7.25.Companies that seek to benefit from workers who earn minimum wage may not consider that…

Today's labor market can be a difficult one for certain industries, but there are temporary workers for almost every job. In fact, according to the Lane Report, 2 percent of the current labor force consists of temp workers, and it is likely this number will continue rising as temps prove themselves to be useful and…

The number of IT jobs in the U.S. rose by 0.28 percent since March, according to TechServe Alliance, a trade organization of the IT and Engineering Staffing industry. Year over year, employment in this sector has grown by 2.61 percent.This is further evidence IT is at a boom time for temporary workers, and likely things will continue…

Hiring interns can be tricky, according to the Phoenix Business Journal. The newspaper reported unpaid interns have been in the press lately as sources for liabilities, as they may be required to do only a maximum number of hours and a certain amount of work before they are technically paid labor, and must be compensated…

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…