When worker shortages, a wage price spiral, and high turnover rocked the labor market in 2021 and 2022, they weren’t part of a one-time pandemic disruption. They were the first gusts of a coming storm that will hit U.S. employers within the next decade.

Senior labor economist Ron Hetrick of Lightcast will look at current state of the labor market, and what may be in store for various staffing segments, during the ASA webinar “State of Staffing: How Current and Future Labor Market Trends Will Affect Staffing.” It takes place Thursday, Dec. 19, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

This week ASA hosted a virtual “Ask the Experts” session on ASA Central with ASA vice president of government affairs Toby Malara and ASA general counsel Brittany Sakata answering members’ legal and legislative questions.

If you missed the live chat, you can review the discussion thread on ASA Central—Malara and Sakata answered more than 40 questions from ASA members.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new member, which joined during the week ending Dec. 1.

The Fahr Group LLC   
Sicklerville, NJ