ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, July 2010
Staffing employment in July is 25% higher than in the same month last year, according to the ASA Staffing Index.
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Staffing Job Growth Continued in June
Staffing firms added 21,000 new jobs in June, accounting for 25% of private sector job growth, according to the most recent data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Staffing in the News
"Greenberg: What Earnings are Saying About the Economy"
CNBC.com
July 28, 2010: Companies may want to hire permanent employees, but they're not. Instead they're hiring temporary workers. This is a theme that's been mentioned on-air at CNBC in recent months, and it's bearing out as the staffing firms report their results. And the change itself may not be temporary.
"ASA Staffing Index Shows Ongoing Strength: 28th Consecutive Weekly Gain Vs. Same Week Last Year"
DailyMarkets.com
July 27, 2010: After falling during the week of July 5 due to the Fourth of July holiday, the American Staffing Association Staffing Index for temporary and contract employment activity rebounded for the week of July 12 to a level of 91, matching the recent 91 readings for the weeks of June 14 and June 21.
"Investors Unconvinced, Despite Strong Quarterly Revenues"
WSJ.com
July 27, 2010: Many expected businesses that hired temporary workers would replace them with permanent employees, but companies have not been doing so as rapidly as hoped.
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