U.S. employers anticipate few staffing cutbacks in 2012 and many expect to increase hiring, according to a report released by Right Management. Only 3 percent of the 600 survey respondents, which were executives in private, non-profit and government organizations, said they anticipate significant staffing cutbacks or restructurings this year. Two-thirds said they expect almost none. [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: August 23,2010
U.S. staffing companies reported that a record number of temporary workers were employed during second quarter, according to the American Staffing Association. America‘s staffing companies employed an average of 2.4 million temporary and contract workers per day from April through June. That’s an increase of 23.3 percent from the same quarter last year and an [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: May 25,2010
Tags: Employment, recession, staffing
For the first time in more than two years, employment in staffing firms has increased. America’s staffing companies employed an average of 2 million temporary and contract workers per day from January through March. That’s an increase of 0.8 percent from the same quarter last year, according to the American Staffing Association. In contrast, staffing employment [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: January 27,2010
Tags: Employment, Pikes Peak Region, staffing
Staffing levels are slowly increasing, said the American Staffing Association’s January 2010 index report. Even better, hiring appears to be on the rise in the Pikes Peak region. The national trade organization found that staffing employment was 4 percent higher for January than during the same month a year ago. That news was especially significant [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: May 26,2009
Tags: Employment, staffing
The bad news: Staffing industry employment was significantly lower in the first quarter of 2009 compared to last year. The good news: Colorado Springs has been spared the worst declines. America’s staffing companies employed an average of two million temporary and contract workers per day from January through March—down 27.9 percent or 769,000 jobs from the first quarter [...] [...]
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