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  • ASA IDEA Group’s Efforts Highlighted in Grand Award-Winning Article The American Staffing Association’s publishing and marketing department has received four honors, including a Grand Award, from the Awards for Publications Excellence. In total, the association’s Staffing Success magazine was honored in three key categories: Grand Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Writing/Topics: “From Inception to… More ›

  • The American Staffing Association is proud to join with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and stakeholders across the country in the celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the value and talent of workers with disabilities in the U.S. In 2020, ASA and ODEP… More ›

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    Staffing Industry Shed 44,000 Jobs Quarter-to-Quarter, a 2% Decline U.S. staffing companies employed an average of almost 2.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in the second quarter of 2024, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down 44,000 jobs from the first quarter of 2024. Staffing employment continued to be affected… More ›

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    Year-to-Year Gap Narrows, New Starts Up From Previous Week ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, September 2024 Staffing employment increased during the week of Sept. 9-15, with the ASA Staffing Index rising by 1.6% back to a rounded value of 90. Staffing jobs were down 11.2% compared with the same week last year, narrowing the gap… More ›

  • John Ruffini, vice president of professional development at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, has been named the 2024 Volunteer of the Year by the American Staffing Association. Ruffini’s impact on ASA over the past decade is extensive. Currently, he serves as the chair of the education and certification committee as well as the health care section council,… More ›

  • Induction to Take Place at Staffing World in October Greg Palmer, the chairman and chief executive officer at Supplemental Health Care whose Palmer Forecast predicts future temporary staffing levels, has been named the newest inductee into the American Staffing Association’s Leadership Hall of Fame. Palmer’s reputation for innovation and leadership is rivaled only by his… More ›

  • The Arora Group’s Amanda Alexander, Ph.D., a civilian operational psychologist for the U.S. Air Force 57th Rescue Squadron, has been named the 2025 National Staffing Employee of the Year, the American Staffing Association announced in a video today. The announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing Employee Week, which runs this year from Sept. 9… More ›

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    Year-to-Year Gap Narrows, New Starts Down From Previous Week ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, August 2024 Staffing employment increased during the week of Aug. 12–18, with the ASA Staffing Index edging up by 0.4% to return a rounded value of 90. The index declined as usual over the July Fourth holiday and has seen a… More ›

  • The American Staffing Association is proud to recognize three ASA-affiliated state chapters with ASA Chapter Excellence Awards for their outstanding communications, programming, and member engagement efforts across four categories. The Chapter Communicator Award, which honors excellence in chapter communication and industry promotion, was awarded to Colorado Staffing Association Massachusetts Staffing Association The Chapter Engagement Award,… More ›

  • The American Staffing Association today announced the appointment of Lenore Convery as chief revenue officer. Convery has a deep understanding of the staffing, recruiting, and HR tech industries and a proven track record of driving revenue growth. Most recently, Convery was the senior vice president of sales and marketing for ClearEdge, and she previously served… More ›

Experts in the staffing and recruiting industry, as well as professionals in other disciplines pertinent to staffing, are encouraged to submit their ideas to present at ASA events, in webinars, and for publication in articles.


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