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Job Gains Mark First Quarter of Growth Since 2022 U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in the fourth quarter of 2024—up 37,000 jobs from the third quarter of 2024—according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. The association’s Staffing Employment and Sales Survey showed… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, March 2025 Index Holds at a Value of 83 Staffing employment edged down during the week of March 10-16, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing 0.3% but holding at a rounded value of 83. Staffing companies cited no primary factor that hindered further growth. Staffing jobs were 7.7% lower relative… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, February 2025 Year-to-Year Gap Narrows, New Starts Down from Previous Week Staffing employment inched down during the week of Feb. 10-16, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing 0.4% but holding at a rounded value of 83. Staffing companies cited no primary factor that hindered further growth. Staffing jobs were 7.8%… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, January 2025 Year-to-Year Gap Narrows While Four-Week Average Declines The rate of staffing employment growth slowed during the week of Jan. 13–19, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing 1.6% to a rounded value of 82. Staffing companies cited inclement weather as a primary factor that prevented further growth. Staffing jobs… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, December 2024 Four in 10 Staffing Firms Report Gains in New Assignments Staffing employment edged up in the week of Dec. 9–15, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing by 0.3% to a rounded value of 89, where it has hovered for much of the year. Staffing jobs were 8.9% below… More ›

Average Weekly Employment Down by 1.8% U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.1 million temporary and contract workers per week in the third quarter of 2024, a decline of 38,000 jobs from the previous quarter, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. Staffing employment continued to feel the effects of a… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, November 2024 Year-to-Year Gap Widens, New Starts Down Staffing employment inched down during the week of Nov. 11-17, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 0.2% to a rounded value of 89. Staffing jobs were down 11.4% compared with the same week last year, widening the gap by nearly a… More ›

At a time when 45% of Americans say they’re likely to look for a job in the next year (referred to as job seekers), four out of 10 unemployed job seekers report not having a single job interview over the past 12 months, according to the latest Workforce Monitor® report from the American Staffing Association… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, October 2024 Year-to-Year Gap Widens, New Starts Inch Up Staffing employment declined during the week of Oct. 7-13, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 1.5% down to a rounded value of 89. Staffing jobs were down 10.7% compared with the same week last year, widening the gap from 9.5%… More ›

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 ›