The US Hiring Slowdown Is Hurting Recruiting Firms: The Brink

Welcome to The Brink. I’m Georgia Hall, a reporter in New York, where I’m following the struggles of recruitment firms in the face of a US hiring slowdown. We also have news on Indonesia’s state-owned airline, Stonegate, and the latest on Zayo. Follow this link to subscribe. Send us feedback and tips at debtnews@bloomberg.net.

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Corporate America’s hiring slowdown isn’t just hurting job seekers, it’s also crushing some companies meant to help people find work.

Two such companies have filed for bankruptcy in recent weeks. First came CareerBuilder and Monster, a job-board joint venture whose ...