Leading People

The American Staffing Association (ASA), the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry, announced the promotion of Stephen C. Dwyer, Esq., to ASA president, effective, July 1, 2023. “This is an exciting and well-deserved promotion in recognition of Stephen’s many years of contributions and leadership,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive officer at… More ›

1Q23 Staffing Sales Inched Down 1.5% to $37.4 Billion Year-to-Year U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.6 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2023, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down about 310,000 from the fourth quarter of 2022. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, staffing employment… More ›

The American Staffing Association proudly announces that its women in leadership initiative has been honored with a prestigious Gold Circle Award from the American Society of Association Executives. The purpose of the ASA women in leadership initiative is to bring visibility to the value of women leaders in the global staffing industry and provide education… More ›

The American Staffing Association announced today that member engagement director Haley Jones, CAE, has been named to the Staffing Industry Analysts list of top diversity, equity, and inclusion influencers in U.S. and Canadian staffing. Jones has played an integral role in the development and management of ASA’s growing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In addition… More ›

Proceeds to Benefit Emerging Women Leaders in the Staffing Industry The American Staffing Association is excited to announce that Joanie Bily—chief experience officer at Employbridge, president of RemX, first vice chair of the ASA board of directors, and author of the newly released book Dive In D.E.E.P.—will be donating proceeds from the book to the… More ›

Special Award From the World Employment Confederation Recognizes Efforts to Educate on Nurse Staffing Agency Rate Caps The American Staffing Association has received an international honor for its advocacy work supporting health care staffing agencies in the height of the pandemic. During its annual conference in Brussels, Belgium, the World Employment Confederation conferred a special… More ›

Awards Include Honors for Top Staffing Employees, Social Responsibility, and Job Training Programs The American Staffing Association is now accepting nominations for its top award programs, the association announced today. This year, members of the American Staffing Association can submit nominations for three awards: The National Staffing Employee of the Year award celebrates an outstanding… More ›

Total Industry Sales Up 10.3% From 2021 The staffing industry continued its postpandemic expansion in 2022 as U.S. staffing companies employed an average of more than 2.8 million temporary and contract workers per week, according to the ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey. This marks an increase of 2.9% from 2.7 million workers per week… More ›

Hispanic Americans More Likely Than White Americans to Feel the Need to Change Physical Appearance for Job Interviews When interviewing for a new job, Americans overwhelmingly prefer an in-person meeting to a virtual format, according to the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey conducted by The Harris Poll. In total, 70% of all… More ›

New American Staffing Association and Harris Poll Survey Highlights U.S. Sentiment on Return to Office Nearly six in 10 U.S. adults (56%) believe employees who work exclusively in-office have a competitive advantage over their fully remote counterparts when it comes to getting raises, bonuses, and promotions. However, despite this sentiment, less than half (48%) of… More ›

2.1% Year-to-Year Job Growth in Q3 Staffing jobs rose 2.1% year-to-year in the third quarter of 2022, and U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.8 million temporary and contract workers per week, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. Temporary and contract staffing sales totaled $39.0 billion in the third quarter,… More ›