The number of US temp jobs fell by 21,000 in May from April, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Temp jobs edged up only 0.6% year over year, continuing the decline in year-over-year growth rates and the smallest increase in years.

Staffing Employment Up 2.9% From a Year Ago. Employment in temporary help services edged lower in January (-25,000), after edging up by the same amount in December.

The number of US temporary help services jobs rose by 14,700, according to seasonally adjusted numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

December saw the US add 34,400 temp jobs and the temp penetration match a previous all-time high, according to seasonally adjusted data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

US private sector employment rose by 205,000 jobs in January from December, according to the ADP national employment report produced by Automatic Data Processing Inc.

Staffing Firms Add 34,000 Jobs in December “Professional and business services added 73,000 jobs in December. Much of the gain occurred in temporary help services (+34,000),” according to Erica L. Groshen, commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, commenting on the December 2015 jobs report.

Temporary help employment showed little change from October to November (-0.4%), and was 2.6% higher than in November 2014, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-to-year staffing job growth averaged 4.9% over the past 12 months.

U.S. companies continued their robust pace of hiring in November, new government data showed Friday, providing a signal of economic health that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this month.

Staffing firms created 24,500 new jobs in October, up 0.8% from September and 4.1% from October 2014, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-to-year staffing job growth averaged 5.3% over the past 12 months.

Temporary help employment showed little change from August to September (0.2%), according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Staffing employment was 3.7% higher than in September 2014.

Temporary help employment showed little change from June to July (-0.3%), according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Staffing employment was 4.5% higher than in July 2014. Over the past 12 months, year-to-year staffing job growth has averaged 5.7%.

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U.S. wage growth returned to 2019 levels, according to data from jobs website Indeed. It found national posted wage growth slowed to year over year growth of 3.1% in March, a rate about equal to the average for 2019.

The US manufacturing industry may need as many as 3.8 million new employees by 2033, according to a report by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. However, more than 1.9 million of these jobs could go unfilled because of the skills gap and lack of applicants.

The US manufacturing sector expanded in March for the first time since September 2022, the Institute for Supply Management reported. Its Manufacturing PMI composite index rose to a reading of 50.3% in March, up from February’s reading of 47.8%. Readings above 50% indicate the manufacturing sector is, generally, expanding.

Fewer Americans have applied for jobless benefits as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it. The Labor Department reported that filings for unemployment claims for the week ending April 6 fell by 11,000 to 211,000 from the previous week’s 222,000.

U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the American job market remains strong. The Labor Department reported, that employers posted 8.76 million job vacancies in February, up modestly from 8.75 million in January and about what economists had forecast.

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More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low even as more high-profile companies have announced job cuts this year. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 215,000 for the week ending Feb. 24, the Labor Department reported.

U.S. job openings barely changed in January but remained elevated, suggesting that the American job market remains healthy. The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers posted 8.86 million job vacancies in January, down slightly from 8.89 million in December and about in line with economists’ expectations.

Average starting salaries for graduates in the college class of 2024 have surpassed projections reported for the class of 2023, according to data from the Winter 2024 Salary Survey released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

The US manufacturing sector improved in February, and the pace of improvement was the fastest since July 2022, according to the S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI. The index rose to a reading of 52.2 in February from 50.7 in January.

A record number of Americans are choosing to work part time, including stay-at-home mothers, teens, retirees seeking extra cash to cope with inflation and employees who burned out on their full-time jobs while covering for missing colleagues during COVID-19.

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With aging demographics indicating slower labor force growth over the long term, savvy organizations are reevaluating and reimagining their workforce strategies. That reexamination allows businesses to meet talent where they are, rather than forcing workers into a one-size-fits-all employment model. This broader thinking, specifically considering their contingent workforce, can completely change the talent game.

The US manufacturing sector started 2024 with growth, showing the strongest improvement in performance since 2022. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index posted a reading of 50.7 in January, up from 47.9 in December 2023.

US employers are planning an overall average salary increase of 4.0% for 2024, according to a report by WTW. The planned increase is down from the actual average increase of 4.4% in 2023, though it’s still higher than the 3% salary increase we saw for more than a decade prior to 2022.

Bonus pay and paid sick leave rank among the top benefits hourly workers are interested in, according to a survey by Branch, a workforce payments platform.

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Consumers and insurers may temporarily keep for another year coverage that does not meet the minimum standards required by the Affordable Care Act, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight announced Thursday. These small group and individual health insurance policies were previously being cancelled because they do not meet the minimum standards required by the ACA, but the federal guidance has been updated to allow this coverage for the upcoming policy year.

The Congressional Republicans have introduced their proposed plan for countering the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The GOP concept appears to presume a complete repeal of the ACA, including the employer mandate and the excise tax on high-value health coverage (referred to as the Cadillac Tax). They’re also taking aim at the recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent regulations related to workplace wellness.

Now that the required reporting has been completed and 1095-Cs have been distributed, we look to the future and cannot help but wonder if this particular reporting requirement will stay the same, or if it will repealed.

New employer requirements under ACA – The Affordable Care Act – started to take effect on January 1, 2015. These requirements mandate that QPS as well as many other employers offer certain levels of health insurance coverage to a larger percent of our workforce than before.

At QPS, we take the health and safety of our workers very seriously. When it comes to maintaining a drug free workplace, we follow all OSHA, EEOC and local guidelines in regards to pre employment and post accident drug testing.

The Associate Employees placed by QPS work in a wide variety of industries and locations outside the walls of our physical offices. Our recruiters are the bridge to matching employees up with their new position, but obviously cannot supervise those employees while working. Even though employees work with a variety of employers, as the staffing agency, we play a part in overall workplace safety. We want to be sure we are sending employees to safe job sites.