ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, November 2018
Staffing employment for the week of Nov. 11–18 was relatively unchanged (-0.1%), holding at a rounded value of 103 for the fifth consecutive week, according to the ASA Staffing Index. It is the first time since 2014 that the index reading has been this high for the 46th week of the year. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 2.1% higher than the same week last year.
The ASA Staffing Index four-week moving average changed little (103). This reading has only once been higher for the same span of weeks during the past 11 years. Staffing employment for four weeks ending Nov. 18 was 2.8% higher year-to-year.
This week, containing the 12th, will be used in the November monthly employment situation report that will be issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Dec. 7.
A report on the weekly ASA Staffing Index is publicly released every month based on a survey panel of staffing companies curated by ASA. Participants in and subscribers to the ASA Staffing Index gain access to additional results and historical data each week. To participate in or subscribe to the ASA Staffing Index, go to americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.
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