ASA Workforce Monitor—Deb Influencing Career Decisions

56% Say They Are Likely to Get a Side Hustle Soon Forty percent of U.S. workers say their current debt is influencing their career decisions, according to the latest Workforce Monitor® survey commissioned by the American Staffing Association and conducted online by The Harris Poll in August 2024. When asked if their current debt (including… More ›

Staffing Industry Shed 44,000 Jobs Quarter-to-Quarter, a 2% Decline U.S. staffing companies employed an average of almost 2.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in the second quarter of 2024, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down 44,000 jobs from the first quarter of 2024. Staffing employment continued to be affected… More ›

Year-to-Year Gap Narrows, New Starts Up From Previous Week ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, September 2024 Staffing employment increased during the week of Sept. 9-15, with the ASA Staffing Index rising by 1.6% back to a rounded value of 90. Staffing jobs were down 11.2% compared with the same week last year, narrowing the gap… More ›

Year-to-Year Gap Narrows, New Starts Down From Previous Week ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, August 2024 Staffing employment increased during the week of Aug. 12–18, with the ASA Staffing Index edging up by 0.4% to return a rounded value of 90. The index declined as usual over the July Fourth holiday and has seen a… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, July 2024 Week-to-Week: Staffing Employment Up Five Points, New Starts Up 30 Points Staffing employment improved during the week of July 8–14, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing by 5.2% to reach a rounded value of 88. The week before Independence Day, the index was at a rounded value of… More ›