News: ASA Staffing Index

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, August 2017 Staffing employment for the week of Aug. 7–13 increased to 96.74, reaching the highest value so far this year, according to the ASA Staffing Index. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.29% higher than the prior week, growing for the fifth consecutive week. Staffing employment was 1.43% higher… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, July 2017 Staffing employment for the week of July 10–16 jumped to 95.21, according to the ASA Staffing Index, reaching the highest value for the same week since 2014. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 4.40% higher than the prior week—nearly offsetting the decreases of the prior two weeks as… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, June 2017 Staffing employment for the week of June 12–18 edged up to 96.30, according to the ASA Staffing Index, reaching the highest value for the same week since 2007. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.21% higher than the prior week. Some respondents reported that seasonal business fluctuations and… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, May 2017 Staffing employment for the week of May 8–14 increased to 94.77, according to the ASA Staffing Index—maintaining a value above 94 for the fourth consecutive week. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.58% higher than the prior week, and was 1.25% higher than the same week last year…. More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, April 2017 Staffing employment for the week of April 10–16 dipped to 93.10, according to the ASA Staffing Index. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.57% lower than the prior week, with survey respondents attributing the decrease to the Easter holiday. Staffing employment was 0.84% higher than the same week… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, March 2017 Staffing employment for the week of March 6–12 edged up to 92.89, according to the ASA Staffing Index. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.28% higher than the prior week, and was 2.01% higher than the same week last year. This week, containing the 12th, will be used… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, February 2017 Staffing employment for the week of Feb. 6–12 edged up to 93.85, according to the ASA Staffing Index. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.41% higher than the prior week, and was 3.74% higher than the same week last year, which included the Presidents Day weekend. This week,… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, January 2017 Staffing employment for the week of Jan. 9–15 rose to 92.83, according to the ASA Staffing Index—increasing for the second consecutive week. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 2.40% higher than the prior week, which included the New Year’s Day holiday, and was 1.35% higher than the same… More ›

Staffing employment in May is up 6.6% from May 2011, according to the ASA Staffing Index. More ›

Staffing employment in December is 0.8% higher than it was in November, according to the ASA Staffing Index. More ›