Craig Johnson

3 days ago | staffingindustry.com | Craig Johnson

TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) rejected a bid to be acquired by fellow industrial staffing provider HireQuest (NASDAQ: HQI). In an announcement today, TrueBlue’s board said it unanimously declined HireQuest’s proposal to acquire all shares of TrueBlue for $7.50 per share. “The board is committed to maximizing value for all shareholders and believes that the proposed transaction does not meet these objectives,” according to TrueBlue’s announcement.

3 days ago | staffingindustry.com | Craig Johnson

Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over the use of background checks for more than $2.2 million, according to court documents. A federal judge in Oregon gave final approval to the settlement on May 7 and awarded nearly $4.1 million in attorney’s fees to the plaintiff’s attorneys, according to court records. The settlement brings an end to a lawsuit that was first filed in August 2013.

4 days ago | staffingindustry.com | Craig Johnson

The US added 177,000 nonfarm jobs in April but IT employment ticked downward by 2,600 jobs from the previous month, according to an analysis by the TechServe Alliance, the trade association for IT and engineering staffing and solutions firms. “Despite small ticks down in March and April, IT employment has nevertheless stayed in a narrow range the last 10 months,” TechServe CEO Mark Roberts said in a press release.

1 week ago | staffingindustry.com | Craig Johnson

Job aggregator ZipRecruiter (NYSE: ZIP) reported employers are taking a “wait-and-see” attitude in terms of hiring. The company reported first-quarter revenue fell 10.0% year over year to $110.1 million — which is above the midpoint of the company’s guidance of $109 million. “We started the year with cautious optimism,” CEO Ian Siegel said. “However, we now see employers adopting a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude, reflecting widespread uncertainty in the near-term US economy.

1 week ago | staffingindustry.com | Craig Johnson

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE: AMN) reported first-quarter revenue exceeded the high end of its guidance. The healthcare staffing firm cited better-than-expected revenue from labor disruptions, locum tenens and allied health. Still, revenue was down 16.0% year over year to $689.5 million. Gross margin narrowed. “Our financial results for the first three months of 2025 yielded positive upside in revenue and operating leverage,” President and CEO Cary Grace said in a press release.