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ASA Also Supports Keith Sonderling for DOL Deputy Secretary The American Staffing Association today officially endorsed the nominations of former representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of labor and Keith Sonderling for deputy secretary of labor. “As a small business owner, Chavez-DeRemer understands the burden of costly and unnecessary government regulations, the impact the national workforce… More ›
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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, January 2025 Year-to-Year Gap Narrows While Four-Week Average Declines The rate of staffing employment growth slowed during the week of Jan. 13–19, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing 1.6% to a rounded value of 82. Staffing companies cited inclement weather as a primary factor that prevented further growth. Staffing jobs… More ›
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Agreement Marks Third New ASA Corporate Partnership in 2025 The American Staffing Association today announced staffing firm payroll funding provider Advance Partners as the newest member of its corporate partnership program. An ASA corporate partnership represents the highest level of support for the association and the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and talent solutions industry. Advance Partners’… More ›
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Agreement Marks Second New ASA Corporate Partnership in 2025 The American Staffing Association has announced ConverzAI, pioneers of AI Virtual Recruiter and Voice AI platform for the staffing and recruiting industry, as the newest member of the ASA corporate partner program. An ASA corporate partnership represents the highest level of support for the association and… More ›
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Multiyear Agreement Supports ASA Members and Initiatives The American Staffing Association has announced benefits administration provider Benefits in a Card as the newest member of ASA’s corporate partner program. ASA corporate partnerships represent the highest level of support for the association, its members, and the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and talent solutions industry. The new alliance… More ›
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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, December 2024 Four in 10 Staffing Firms Report Gains in New Assignments Staffing employment edged up in the week of Dec. 9–15, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing by 0.3% to a rounded value of 89, where it has hovered for much of the year. Staffing jobs were 8.9% below… More ›
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Average Weekly Employment Down by 1.8% U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.1 million temporary and contract workers per week in the third quarter of 2024, a decline of 38,000 jobs from the previous quarter, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. Staffing employment continued to feel the effects of a… More ›
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Houston local and Airswift chief executive officer, Janette Marx, has been named the 2025 chair of the American Staffing Association’s board of directors, the association announced. Elected recently by the board during Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo, Marx has worked in the recruitment industry for over 25 years. As CEO of Airswift… More ›
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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, November 2024 Year-to-Year Gap Widens, New Starts Down Staffing employment inched down during the week of Nov. 11-17, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 0.2% to a rounded value of 89. Staffing jobs were down 11.4% compared with the same week last year, widening the gap by nearly a… More ›
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At a time when 45% of Americans say they’re likely to look for a job in the next year (referred to as job seekers), four out of 10 unemployed job seekers report not having a single job interview over the past 12 months, according to the latest Workforce Monitor® report from the American Staffing Association… More ›
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