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Jan 7, 2025 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz |Timothy Landhuis
Event: The December Employment Situation, released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), indicates that total nonfarm employment rose by +256,000 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, while temporary help services employment increased by +5,300 jobs. The temporary agency penetration rate was 1.67% in December, unchanged from a revised 1.67% in November. The national unemployment rate was down slightly, at 4.09% compared to a revised November rate of 4.23%.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz |Timothy Landhuis
Event: The November Employment Situation, released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), indicates that total nonfarm employment rose by +227,000 in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, while temporary help services employment increased by +1,600 jobs. The temporary agency penetration rate was 1.66% in November, unchanged from a revised 1.66% in October. The national unemployment rate increased to 4.25% compared to a revised October rate of 4.15%.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz
Michael Schultz joined Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) in March 2022 as a research analyst, providing dedicated coverage of industrial staffing. Schultz’s duties expanded to include coverage of the Canadian staffing industry, managing the Staffing Industry Benchmarking Consortium Survey, and several smaller reports such as the Staffing Executive Compensation Analysis as well as SIA’s monthly US Jobs Report articles.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz
Several staffing firms have expressed concern that increased illegal immigration, combined with cost-exhausted clients, may be enabling unethical competitors to engage in illegal employment activities. That could result in a loss of business and contribute to the ongoing downturn in the staffing industry.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz |Timothy Landhuis
Event: The September Employment Situation, released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), indicates that total nonfarm employment rose by +254,000 in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, while temporary help services employment declined by -13,800 jobs. The temporary agency penetration rate was 1.68% in September, down from a revised 1.69% in August. The national unemployment rate decreased to 4.1% from an August rate of 4.2%. Employment expanded in most industry groups.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz
Michael Schultz joined Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) in March 2022 as a research analyst, providing dedicated coverage of industrial staffing. Schultz’s duties expanded to include coverage of the Canadian staffing industry, managing the Staffing Industry Benchmarking Consortium Survey, and several smaller reports such as the Staffing Executive Compensation Analysis as well as SIA’s monthly US Jobs Report articles.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Michael Schultz |Timothy Landhuis
Event:The August Employment Situation, released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), indicates that total nonfarm employment rose by +142,000 in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, while temporary help services employment declined by -2,900jobs. The temporary agency penetration rate was 1.70% in August, unchanged from a revised 1.70% in July. The national unemployment rate was little changed at 4.2% (down three basis points from 4.25% in July to 4.22% in August).
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May 8, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Michael Schultz
Michael Schultz is the founder and chairman of Infuse Hospitality. Transforming a brilliant idea into a thriving business demands more than just inspiration—it requires a steadfast commitment to a well-crafted plan. The journey from concept to nationwide success hinges on channeling creative energy into a strategic roadmap. I’ve seen many aspiring entrepreneurs falter by overcomplicating their ideas. This often leads to confusion as sub-ideas emerge and obscure the intention of their original plan.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
abcnews.go.com | Jeff Schnieder |Michael Schultz |Natalie Cardenas |Mike Repplier |Ivan Pereira
"20/20" examines the 2012 murder of Christian Aguilar. ByJeff Schnieder, Michael Schultz, Natalie Cardenas, Mike Repplier, and Ivan PereiraIn 2012, a group of Florida friends was rocked by a homicide that prosecutors said was sparked by obsession, passion, and a love rivalry. Pedro Bravo has been serving a life sentence in a Florida prison after he was convicted of first-degree murder and six other counts in the death of his friend Christian Aguilar.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
harrowsmithmag.com | Michael Schultz
The pileated is the largest woodpecker in North America. Magnifient in flight, it has a large crow-like body of about 1/2 of a metre tall and a wingspan of almost a metre. Females and males both have a bold red crest with a mostly black body with white streaks of feathers on their face, neck and wings. “Pileated” is the Latin term for ‘capped’ or ‘crested,’ so that’s where they get their name.
