Economic activity continued to expand at a modest to moderate pace in March and early April, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s latest report on regional economies (known as the “beige book”). Employment growth was modest to moderate in most districts, though many employers experienced challenges finding qualified candidates to fill positions. Labor shortages were… More ›

The World Employment Confederation Outlines Policy Recommendations to Reduce Disparity Between Global Supply and Demand, Leading to Better Functioning Labor Markets More ›

Up 3.8% From a Year Ago Temporary help employment remained unchanged (0.0%) from February to March, but was 3.8% higher than in March 2017, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-to-year staffing job growth has averaged 3.7% per month in the first three months of 2018, significantly… More ›

Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions professionals and industry suppliers doing business in Oregon are invited to attend the ASA Oregon Staffing Symposium this month. The event will deliver content focused on emerging industry trends, challenges, and opportunities for staffing companies operating in this region. Event: ASA Oregon Staffing Symposium Date: April 26, 2018, 8 a.m.–4:15… More ›

Conference Also to Offer Sessions on Workplace Harassment, Crossroads of Legal and Recruiting, Other Critical Law Topics Charlie Cook, one of the nation’s leading authorities on the U.S. elections, will speak at the 2018 American Staffing Association Staffing Law Conference, May 10‒11 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. During the special session “Election Forecasts… More ›

The ASA Texas Council invites representatives of Texas-based staffing companies and industry suppliers to attend the ASA Texas Staffing and Recruiting Conference in April. The three-day event will deliver content focused on emerging industry trends, challenges, and opportunities for staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies operating in this region. Event: ASA Texas Staffing and Recruiting… More ›

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, March 2018 Staffing employment for the week of March 12–18 increased 0.7%, growing for the third consecutive week to a rounded value of 95—the best reading for this particular week in 10 years—according to the ASA Staffing Index. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 2.2% higher than the same week… More ›

New Data From Quarterly ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 3.19 million temporary and contract workers per week in 2017, down slightly (-0.6%) from 2016, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. This is the third-highest number of staffing employees since 2006, just before the… More ›

The World Employment Confederation Outlines Policy Recommendations to Reduce Disparity Between Global Supply and Demand, Leading to Better Functioning Labor Markets More ›

Up 4.2% From a Year Ago Temporary help employment grew robustly in February, adding nearly 27,000 jobs over the month, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Staffing employment increased 0.9% from January to February and was 4.2% higher than in February 2017—the greatest year-to-year growth since July… More ›