ASA Staffing Employment & Sales Survey
Staffing Jobs Dropped 0.6% from Third Quarter
U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.4 million temporary and contract workers per week in the fourth quarter of 2023, down 0.6% or around 14,000 jobs from the third quarter to the fourth quarter. Year-to-year, staffing jobs declined 16.8% from 4Q 2022. Sales totaled $34.4 billion in 4Q 2024, down 16.1% year-to-year but only 0.9% quarter-to-quarter.
Staffing Firms:
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Include Your Staffing Firm in the Survey
ASA invites all staffing firms operating in the U.S. to participate in the quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey. There are no fees to participate, and those who complete the nine-question survey receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes projections as well as gross margin and sector-level data.
Data is collected for these staffing sectors:
- Office–Clerical and Administrative
- Industrial
- Health Care
- Information Technology
- Engineering
- Scientific
- Accounting and Finance
- Management (including executives)
- Sales and Marketing
- Legal
- Other Professional
- Search and Placement (direct hire placement and special recruiting services)
Quarterly Survey Calendar
| Milestone | 4Q2023 | 1Q2024 | 2Q2024 | 3Q2024 | 4Q2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Opens | Jan. 11, 2024 | April 8, 2024 | July 11, 2024 | Oct. 10, 2024 | Jan. 9, 2025 |
| Survey Closes | Feb. 28, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | Aug. 8, 2024 | Nov. 22, 2024 | Feb. 21, 2025 |
| News Release & Participant Report Available | March 21, 2024 | June 13, 2024 | Sept. 12, 2024 | Dec. 12, 2024 | March 13, 2025 |
