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ASA Staffing Index Flat in May

Staffing employment edged down during the week of May 11–17, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 0.2% to a value of 88. Staffing companies cited no one particular factor that hindered growth. Staffing jobs were 4.8% higher compared with the same period last year, up from 4.6% recorded the previous week.

New starts, however, increased in the 20th week of the year, up 6.9% from the prior week. More than half of staffing companies (54%) reported gains in new assignments week to week, above the average of 41% so far in 2026.

ASA Internal HR Professionals Networking Call Takes Place Tomorrow

Register for the Internal HR Professionals Networking Call, which takes place tomorrow, May 28, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time. Discuss top-of-mind challenges and solutions with your industry peers during this complimentary virtual networking call, facilitated by ASA volunteers—staffing firm leaders like you.

The focus of the networking call will be current trends in human resources, skills-based hiring, talent mobility, employer branding, and AI-driven recruiting. Learn more and register today.

Sector-Specific: Join an ASA Virtual Networking Call Next Week

ASA invites members to attend the next round of complimentary networking calls, each focused on a different sector, topic, or group within the staffing world. These virtual networking calls will be facilitated by volunteers—staffing, recruiting, and workforce professionals like you.

Join one or more of these upcoming virtual networking calls:

  • June 2: Industrial Section
  • June 3: Direct Hire Section
  • June 4: Office–Administrative Section
  • June 16: Engineering, IT, and Scientific Section
  • June 17: Health Care Section
  • June 18: Professional–Managerial Section

All the above calls take place virtually from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern time. Learn more and register today.

ASA Quarterly Survey Deadline Extended to June 5

There’s still time to participate in the ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for 1Q 2026. The deadline has been extended to Friday, June 5.

Every quarter, staffing leaders contribute their company’s data to this survey and in return they receive the most comprehensive benchmarking report in the industry—at no charge and there are no fees to participate.

Participation enables you to receive the latest data on temporary and contract staffing sales, payroll, and employment so you can make more informed decisions. Answer nine questions to receive immediate access to the full report the moment it’s published, as well as the archive of prior reports.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have questions or did not receive a survey link, email the ASA research department at research@americanstaffing.net.