Unemployment took another jump this week, but the West Michigan job news scene isn’t all bad with current trends showing that staffing agencies are placing more and more employees in positions that range from highly-skilled trades jobs to research positions, and that means that there are manufacturing and knowledge jobs to be had.
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EmploymentGroup just reported a record quarter -- 32 percent growth in sales for the first quarter of this year, attributed to 35 new clients that produced $3.45 million in new sales.
A growing employment agency suggests a growing demand for workers. Small and medium-sized businesses -- the majority of EmploymentGroup's clients -- are hiring in those markets, if not full-time staffers, at least full-time temporary workers.
In Holland, Manpower Inc. Great Lakes also has seen an increase in demand for workers, president Rebecca Dernberger said.
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