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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, November 2025 Staffing employment increased during the week of Nov. 10–16, with the ASA Staffing Index growing by 1.1% to a rounded value of 93. Staffing companies cited no one primary factor that hindered growth. Staffing jobs were 4.7% higher compared with the same period last year, up slightly from… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, October 2025 Index Building Modest Gains, Surpassing 2024 Staffing employment increased during the week of Oct. 13–19, with the ASA Staffing Index growing by 1.1% to a rounded value of 92. Staffing companies cited no one primary factor that hindered growth. Staffing jobs were 2.2% higher compared with the same… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, September 2025 Staffing employment grew during the week of Sept. 8–14, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing to a rounded value of 90—the highest value so far for 2025. Some staffing companies cited the recent Labor Day holiday as a primary factor that hindered further growth. For the first time… More ›

From 1Q25 to 2Q25: Employment Down 0.4%, Sales Up 1.5% U.S. staffing companies employed an average of just under two million temporary and contract workers per week in the second quarter of 2025, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down by 8,300 from the first quarter. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, temporary and… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, August 2025 Four-Week Average Increased Despite Week-to-Week Decrease Staffing employment edged down during the week of Aug. 11-17, with the ASA Staffing Index holding at a rounded value of 88. Staffing companies cited no one primary factor that hindered further growth. Staffing jobs were 1.9% lower compared with the same… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, July 2025 Index Sees Quick Seasonal Recovery Staffing employment experienced a healthy rebound in the week after Independence Day, with the ASA Staffing Index rising to a rounded value of 85. The Index returned to its pre-July-Fourth level almost immediately—in a stark contrast to last year, when the recovery took… More ›

48% of Employed Boomers Say It Hurts Careers —But 51% of Employed Gen Z Believe It Helps 44% of working U.S. adults believe an active social media presence is more likely to hurt someone’s career than help, while 37% say it’s more likely to be an advantage, according to a new Workforce Monitor® survey from… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, June 2025 Steady Week-to-Week Change, Gradual Increase in four-Week Moving Average Staffing employment held steady during the week of June 9-15, with the ASA Staffing Index holding at a rounded value of 85. Staffing companies cited no primary factor that hindered further growth. Staffing jobs were 5.6% lower relative to… More ›

Staffing Employment Decreased 9.0% From 4Q24 to 1Q25 U.S. staffing companies employed an average of just under 2.0 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down by 195,000 from the fourth quarter of 2024. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, temporary and… More ›

28% of Employed Home Renters Would Have Less Than One Month of Savings if They Were Laid Off Today More than six in 10 employed U.S. adults are likely to supplement their income with a second job or side hustle over the next year, according to a new Workforce Monitor® survey from the American Staffing… More ›