What's new in Staffing & Recruiting for the week of Sept. 10th

This week, LJ and Rob sit down to discuss the latest news in the staffing and recruiting industry. The dynamic duo highlights: Manpower's test of setting up six branches in U.S. Walmarts. A discussion of the Staffing Indicator, which was down 0.1% week over week and hovering at 7% year over year. This is better than the average for the past 18 months, which is around -12%. The jobs report released last week showed slower job growth but an improvement over July 2024. The U.S. added approximately 140,000 jobs in August. In AI news, the new release of Agent.AI and Bullhorn's acquisition of the search and match tool Kona Search have the team making predictions. Additionally, Apple is releasing their iPhone 16, which will have AI capabilities. The featured technology for the week is Staffing Referrals and their automated referral management platform. Please remember to rate, review and share the episode wherever you tune in.