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Check out the January 2018 Employment Trends Infographic for key statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from the American Staffing Association.

Check out the December 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from the American Staffing Association.

Check out the November 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from the American Staffing Association.

Check out the September 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from the American Staffing Association.

Check out the June 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the June 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the May 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the April 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the March 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the February 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the January 2017 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the December 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the November 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the October 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the September 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic index for the US rose 0.4% in July to a level of 124.3 (2010 = 100) after rising 0.3% in June. Separately, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that US initial claims for unemployment fell by 4,000 in the week ended Aug. 16 to a level of 262,000. Reuters reports claims fell more than expected last week, reinforcing views of labor market strength that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates soon.

The rate of layoffs in the U.S. dropped to 1.1% in June, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Labor. The report presented an ambiguous picture of the U.S. labor market, highlighting that the rate of hiring has yet to fully recover from the 2007-09 recession.

Check out the August 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

The average cost-per-hire is about $4,100, and the average time it takes to fill a position is 42 days, according to the new Human Capital Benchmarking Report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

The U.S. four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 256,500 last week, down 1,000 from the previous week’s average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released by the U.S. Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised downward by 250.

TrueBlue Inc. ranked as the largest U.S. industrial staffing firm in terms of industrial temporary staffing revenue, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2016 list of largest U.S. industrial staffing firms. EmployBridge Holding Company and Express Employment Professionals rank second and third, respectively.

According to CareerBuilder’s new mid-year 2016 US job forecast, 32% of hiring managers and human resource professionals plan to hire temporary or contract staff in the second half of 2016, down slightly from the 34% who said the same in a separate survey for the second half of last year.

Check out the July 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Check out the June 2016 Employment Trends Infographic for key stats from BLS’s Employment Situation Report and staffing updates from ASA.

Under a new rule, more workers will be automatically eligible for overtime. This rule will add overtime protections to an estimated 4.2 million more Americans and increase wages for workers by $12 billion over the next 10 years.

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The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry edged up to a reading of 94.62 for the week of April 11 to April 17, the highest value of the year.

March gained 215,000 nonfarm payroll employment positions while the unemployment rate didn’t shift much at 5 percent. The retail trade sector experienced the largest gains. Find this information and more employment trends in our infographic.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, total nonfarm employment rose by 215,000 jobs in March, with the unemployment rate ticking slightly up from 4.9% to 5.00%.

In February, 242,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added and year-to-year staffing job growth averaged 3.8 percent over the past 12 months. Check out our infographic for more key employment trends and information.

In January, 151,000 nonfarrm payroll jobs were added and the unemployment rate slightly changed to 4.9 percent. Stay up-to-date on employment trends and other key information by checking out our infographic.