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Proceeds to Benefit Emerging Women Leaders in the Staffing Industry The American Staffing Association is excited to announce that Joanie Bily—chief experience officer at Employbridge, president of RemX, first vice chair of the ASA board of directors, and author of the newly released book Dive In D.E.E.P.—will be donating proceeds from the book to the… More ›

The American Staffing Association has released new guidance aimed at helping staffing agencies and their clients stay informed about the risks of misclassifying workers—and encouraging enforcement action to investigate potentially unlawful practices. A growing number of app-based online job platforms that place health care workers may be avoiding payroll taxes and other employee-related costs by… More ›

Special Award From the World Employment Confederation Recognizes Efforts to Educate on Nurse Staffing Agency Rate Caps The American Staffing Association has received an international honor for its advocacy work supporting health care staffing agencies in the height of the pandemic. During its annual conference in Brussels, Belgium, the World Employment Confederation conferred a special… More ›

Awards Include Honors for Top Staffing Employees, Social Responsibility, and Job Training Programs The American Staffing Association is now accepting nominations for its top award programs, the association announced today. This year, members of the American Staffing Association can submit nominations for three awards: The National Staffing Employee of the Year award celebrates an outstanding… More ›

Total Industry Sales Up 10.3% From 2021 The staffing industry continued its postpandemic expansion in 2022 as U.S. staffing companies employed an average of more than 2.8 million temporary and contract workers per week, according to the ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey. This marks an increase of 2.9% from 2.7 million workers per week… More ›

Hispanic Americans More Likely Than White Americans to Feel the Need to Change Physical Appearance for Job Interviews When interviewing for a new job, Americans overwhelmingly prefer an in-person meeting to a virtual format, according to the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey conducted by The Harris Poll. In total, 70% of all… More ›

42% of CEO/Owners in Staffing Are Women vs. 8.8% in Fortune 500 Companies The percentage of women who serve as chief executive officers and owners in the staffing industry more than doubled from 2020 to 2022, according to a new survey released by the Women Business Collaborative with support from the American Staffing Association, National… More ›