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  • BLS Employment Situation

    BLS Employment Situation February 2023

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    Staffing employment eased to a rounded value of 104 in the week of April 11–17. Falling 1.0% from the previous week, the ASA Staffing Index dipped below 105 for the first time since early February. 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 ›

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    Staffing employment eased to a rounded value of 104 in the week of April 11–17. Falling 1.0% from the previous week, the ASA Staffing Index dipped below 105 for the first time since early February. 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 ›

  • BLS Employment Situation

    BLS Employment Situation January 2023

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    Staffing employment eased to a rounded value of 104 in the week of April 11–17. Falling 1.0% from the previous week, the ASA Staffing Index dipped below 105 for the first time since early February. More ›

  • ASA Staffing Employment & Sales Survey

    Staffing Employment Holds Steady in Third Quarter

    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 ›

  • 58% of Workers Consider a Side Hustle to Supplement Income As reports of large tech layoffs and skyrocketing mortgage rates continue to dominate news headlines, more and more U.S. workers are preparing for future economic uncertainty. According to a recent American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey conducted by The Harris Poll, nearly eight in… More ›

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    Staffing employment eased to a rounded value of 104 in the week of April 11–17. Falling 1.0% from the previous week, the ASA Staffing Index dipped below 105 for the first time since early February. More ›

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ASA Workforce MonitorNearly half of employed U.S. job seekers (49%) believe AI tools used in job recruiting are more biased than their human counterparts. View the results & download the infographics »
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