The recent news headlines regarding the deadly Bangladesh factory fire shows the extreme importance of workplace safety, specifically in industrial environments. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA.gov), 4,609 workers were killed on the job in 2011 which equates to almost 90 a week or nearly 13 deaths every day. Here are just few… Read More »
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BLS Data Shows Staffing Employment Up in October
Seasonally adjusted employment data was released Friday, November 2, 2012 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that staffing employment increased by 13,600 jobs from September to October. This is a 0.5% increase from September to October. Temporary help employment for October 2012 was 7.7% higher than in October 2011. Over the previous 12… Read More »
Unemployment Rate Released- October 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the unemployment rate for October 2012 on Friday, November 2, 2012. The unemployment rate and number of unemployed persons remained essentially unchanged at 7.9% and 12.3 million. The number of long term unemployed (jobless for 27 weeks or more) was 5.0 million which also remained essentially unchanged and accounts… Read More »
WRC (Worker Risk Certification)
Working Solutions was recently awarded the prestigious WRC (Worker Risk Certification). To achieve this status we were subjected to an intensive audit of hiring, safety and operational procedures. This designation is awarded by RSC (Risk Control Services) and recognized as the standard bearer of quality risk management in the staffing industry.… Read More »