Month: October 2020

Economic Activity Rises Amid Tight Labor Market

U.S. Federal Reserve (10/21/20) Economic activity continued to increase across all districts, with the pace of growth characterized as slight to modest in most districts. Changes in activity varied greatly by sector. Manufacturing activity generally increased at a moderate pace. Consumer spending growth remained positive, but some districts reported a leveling off of retail sales and a slight uptick in tourism activity. Districts characterized the

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Best Places to Work 2020: Graham Personnel Services

GREENSBORO- Graham Personnel Services (GPS), an award-winning national full-service staffing firm, is pleased to announce that GPS has been named the second Best Place to Work in the Triad for 2020 by the Triad Business Journal! GPS was named a winner of the Best Places to Work award for the fourth consecutive year in September of 2020. At the virtual awards ceremony held in October, it was

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Graham Personnel Services Hires Director of Recruiting

GREENSBORO, NC- Graham Personnel Services (GPS), an award-winning national full-service staffing firm, is pleased to announce that Phil Janik has joined the firm as the Director of Recruiting. Phil is an experienced staffing & recruitment professional with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial, distribution, and manufacturing industries. He is well versed in customer relationship management, light industrial, skilled trades, office, professional, technical recruiting, staffing services, sales,

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Employers

Manufacturing Continues Recovery in September

Staffing Industry Analysts (10/1/20) The manufacturing industry continued its recovery in September, with the overall economy notching a fifth consecutive month of growth, according to a report by the Institute for Supply Management based on a survey of supply chain executives in the US. Employment in manufacturing continued to contract, but September marked the fifth consecutive month of improvement since the index’s low of 27.5%

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