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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 ›
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Accelerator Program Focuses on Supporting Early-Stage Women-Led Staffing Firms The American Staffing Association Foundation has announced the inaugural participants of its new Accelerator Program, designed to support women entrepreneurs and founders in the early stages of growing their staffing and recruiting businesses. Established after a generous donation from Dorothy Taylor, 2021 ASA Leadership Hall of… More ›
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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 ›
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The American Staffing Association today announced its newly elected officers for the 2026 board of directors. The leaders were voted on by the board during Staffing World®, the association’s annual convention and expo, taking place this week in Orlando, FL. The 2026 ASA board officers and directors are Chair: Tom Gimbel First Vice Chair: Jeff… More ›
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ASA Care Awards Highlight Industry’s Impact on Communities The American Staffing Association today announced the winners of its annual Care Awards, honoring the top corporate social responsibility programs in the staffing and recruiting industry. “The staffing and recruiting industry is in the business of advancing careers and improving people’s lives.,” said Richard Wahlquist, chief executive… More ›
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Lori Malett, president and owner of Hatch Staffing Services, has been named the 2025 Volunteer of the Year by the American Staffing Association. The national award recognizes one individual who made outstanding leadership contributions to ASA through a committee, council, taskforce, or working group. Honorees like Malett are nominated by their peers. Over the last… More ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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Announcement Kicks off Annual National Staffing Employee Week Celebration Senior copywriting contractor Nichole Dubil of Cella by Randstad Digital is the 2026 National Staffing Employee of the Year, the American Staffing Association announced today. The program is sponsored by StaffPro 3, a division of PMC Insurance Group. The announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing… More ›
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National Staffing Employee of the Year, All-Stars to Be Announced Sept. 8 In the week before National Staffing Employee Week, the American Staffing Association announced nine National Staffing Employee of the Year All-Star Finalists. An All-Star Finalist is an outstanding temporary or contract employee whose career exemplifies the staffing industry’s ability to help job seekers… More ›
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