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Staffing Index Back Down to 89 in October

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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, October 2024 Year-to-Year Gap Widens, New Starts Inch Up Staffing employment declined during the week of Oct. 7-13, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 1.5% down to a rounded value of 89. Staffing jobs were down 10.7% compared with the same week last year, widening the gap from 9.5%… More ›

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ASA Workforce Monitor—Debt Influencing Career Decisions

40% of U.S. Workers: Debt Is Influencing Their Career Decisions Forty percent of U.S. workers say their current debt is influencing their career decisions, according to the latest Workforce Monitor® survey commissioned by the American Staffing Association and conducted online by The Harris Poll in August 2024. When asked if their current debt (including mortgage,… More ›

Workforce Monitor

40% of U.S. Workers: Debt Is Influencing Their Career Decisions

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56% Say They Are Likely to Get a Side Hustle Soon Forty percent of U.S. workers say their current debt is influencing their career decisions, according to the latest Workforce Monitor® survey commissioned by the American Staffing Association and conducted online by The Harris Poll in August 2024. When asked if their current debt (including… More ›

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Staffing Employment Contracted in Second Quarter

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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 ›

Staffing Index

Staffing Index Holds at 90 in September

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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 ›

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Staffing Index Rebounds Back to 90 in August

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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 ›

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Staffing Employment Rebounds After July 4th Holiday

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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 ›

Staffing Employment

Staffing Employment Declined in First Quarter of 2024

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 ›