iCIMS' October 2026 Workforce Report finds frontline job applications ended September 18% below baseline, with retail time-to-fill holding at 37 days…
Salary Reports · 9d ago · United States
Staffing industry news: October 8, 2026
The day's market snapshot and 12 stories.
Market snapshot
- The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, and several other major IT firms from the PERM labor certification program, effectively halting green card sponsorship for thousands of H-1B workers at those employers.
- The EEOC is moving to rescind its 2012 criminal record hiring guidance, though employment attorneys warn staffing firms should maintain structured background screening practices as Title VII disparate treatment liability remains intact.
- Robert Half's 2027 Salary Guide finds 72% of hiring managers are raising pay specifically for AI-relevant skills, with overall new-hire salaries projected to rise 1.9% next year.
Stories from this day
Kansas Sen…
Visa & Immigration · 9d ago · United States
The Trump administration announced it is suspending Microsoft from participating in the green card program used to sponsor H-1B visa holders for…
Visa & Immigration · 9d ago · United States
Initial jobless claims fell to 197,000 for the week ending October 3, below the 200,000 consensus estimate, signaling continued low layoff pressure in…
Salary Reports · 9d ago · United States
Aqore, a cloud software platform built for staffing and recruiting firms, has unveiled a new AI Agents and Workflow Automation Engine integrated…
AI Recruiting · 9d ago · United States
The EEOC has sent a final rule to the White House that would rescind its 2012 guidance on how employers should handle arrest and conviction records in…
Compliance · 9d ago · United States
Amazon has confirmed it is eliminating fewer than 1,000 white-collar positions, primarily within its Stores division covering e-commerce operations…
Layoffs · 9d ago · United States
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro from the PERM labor certification…
Visa & Immigration · 9d ago · United States
Robert Half's 2027 Salary Guide finds that 57% of U.S…
Salary Reports · 9d ago · United States
Women have outnumbered men in the U.S…
Salary Reports · 10d ago · United States
HubSpot announced it will cut nearly 700 employees at its Cambridge, Mass…
Layoffs · 9d ago · United States
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation has seen its conservation officer roster fall from 349 in 2001 to 285 in 2025, leaving large…
Top Intelligence · 10d ago · United States