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The American Staffing Association today announced eight recipients of the association’s prestigious Women in Leadership scholarship program. Established in 2020, the Women in Leadership scholarship program honors rising stars who show exemplary professional growth potential and a commitment to a career in the staffing and recruiting industry. This year, the scholarship program fielded the largest… More ›
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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, July 2024 Week-to-Week: Staffing Employment Up Five Points, New Starts Up 30 Points Staffing employment improved during the week of July 8–14, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing by 5.2% to reach a rounded value of 88. The week before Independence Day, the index was at a rounded value of… More ›
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Temporary and Contract Employees to Be Honored Sept. 9-15 Temporary and contract workers from across the U.S. will be celebrated during National Staffing Employee Week, Sept. 9-15, the American Staffing Association announced today. National Staffing Employee Week is a time to recognize and honor the nearly 13 million temporary and contract workers employed in virtually… More ›
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Largest U.S. Gathering of Staffing Professionals Takes Place Oct. 22-24 in Nashville The American Staffing Association is excited to announce that Erica Dhawan, an internationally recognized authority on 21st-century innovation, collaboration, and teamwork, will be a keynote speaker at the 2024 Staffing World convention and expo. This premier event for staffing professionals will take place… More ›
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Staffing Employment Lost 186,000 Jobs From 4Q23 to 1Q24, a Q-to-Q Decline of 7.7% U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2024, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down by 186,000 from the fourth quarter of 2023. On a… More ›
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Staffing Employment Down Slightly, New Starts up Six Points ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, June 2024 Staffing employment improved during the week of June 10–16, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing by 0.9% to reach a rounded value of 90 for the first time in nine weeks. Staffing jobs were down 10.0% compared with the… More ›
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Staffing Employment Down Slightly, New Starts up Six Points ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, May 2024 Staffing employment edged down during the week of May 13-19, with the ASA Staffing Index declining by just 0.3% to hold at a rounded value of 89. Staffing jobs were down 10.9% compared with the same week last year,… More ›
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Staffing Industry Connects Workers to Apprenticeship Opportunities The American Staffing Association is proud to join with organizations around the country in celebrating the first Youth Apprenticeship Week from May 5 to 11 in the United States. “Youth apprenticeships provide a way for those entering the workforce to earn while they learn some of the most… More ›
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43% of U.S. Workers Say They are Burnt Out at Their Job According to the latest Workforce Monitor® survey commissioned by the American Staffing Association and conducted online by The Harris Poll, 68% of Americans prefer a hybrid or in-person work schedule. As companies around the country debate returning to the office, 39% of Americans… More ›
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New Starts Down and Four-Week Average Down From Prior Week ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, April 2024 Staffing employment held steady during the week of April 8-14, with the ASA Staffing Index edging up just slightly to hold at a rounded value of 90. Staffing jobs were down 7.6% from the same period last year;… More ›
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