Staffing Jobs 4.3% Higher Year-to-Year in Third Quarter of 2012 New Data From the ASA Quarterly Employment and Sales Survey
U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.95 million temporary and contract workers per business day during the third quarter of 2012, according to recent data released by the American Staffing Association.
From July through September of this year, the number of temporary and contract workers employed by U.S. staffing firms on an average business day was 4.3% higher compared with thethird quarter of 2011. This is the 11th consecutive quarter of year-to-year staffing industry job growth since the recession ended mid-2009.
“The economy continues to struggle to regain its pre-recession footing and until businesses have more confidence and see sustained increases in demand, new permanent hiring will likely remain tepid as we enter 2013,” Wahlquist says.
Temporary and contract staffing sales in the third quarter totaled $26.63 billion and were 5.9% higher year-to-year.
