Start planning today to ensure your company’s success in 2024. Renew your ASA membership and you’ll continue to receive access to professional development, legal and legislative advocacy, industry-specific research and economic data, and more.

Visit americanstaffing.net/renew or call the membership department at 703-253-2020.

ASA is currently seeking dedicated members to serve on volunteer committees and councils—but today is the last day to submit an application. Apply for a volunteer opportunity to work directly with other members, learn about workforce trends and best practices, and build on your experience to become a thought leader with the association.

ASA needs your skills, insight, and unique perspective so it can continue to provide timely, valuable resources to members. Log in to ASA Central and visit the volunteer page to find an opportunity that fits your interests.

The ASA Mentor Match program allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers by establishing a mentoring relationship for a six-month period. The program is designed to help both mentors and mentees grow professionally and network with fellow ASA members.

Applications for the six-month cycle that begins in January are due tomorrow. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started as a mentor or mentee.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2023 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey—including search and placement firms—will have access to an exclusive report on the results, enhanced with graphs. The report, which participants can download from the ASA website, also includes an executive summary, plus sales category and sector-level data.

The data collected by this survey enable ASA to track staffing sales and gross margin trends and provide direct hire metrics. Participate in the Staffing Employment and Sales Survey by Nov. 29—visit americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. There are no fees to participate.

Staffing employment edged down in the week of Oct. 9–15, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 0.1% to a rounded value of 100. Staffing companies listed no one primary factor that limited further growth. Staffing jobs were 7.2% below the same week last year.

New starts in the 41st week of the year inched up 0.9% from the prior week. Close to half of all staffing companies (45%) reported gains in new assignments week to week.

The ASA Staffing Index four-week moving average decreased from the prior week to hold at a rounded value of 101, and temporary and contract staffing employment for the four weeks ending Oct. 15 was 6.4% lower than the same period in 2022.

“Staffing employment has eased in October, though it remains above the lows we saw in the second quarter of the year,” said Tim Hulley, assistant research director at ASA.

This week, containing the 12th day of the month, will be used in the October monthly employment situation report scheduled to be issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Nov. 3.

Are you looking to support your colleagues and help advance future leaders in the staffing and recruiting industry? Enroll as a mentor in the ASA Mentor Match program. Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The goal of the program is to help members grow professionally and network with fellow ASA members.

Mentors are matched with a mentee based on areas of expertise for a six-month period. Applications for the six-month cycle that begins in January will be accepted through Oct. 31. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started.

If you’re looking for ways to contribute your skills and insights in the staffing industry, and serve as an industry leader, apply to serve on a volunteer committee or council. ASA is currently seeking dedicated members to volunteer so it can continue to provide timely, valuable resources to members.

Apply for a volunteer opportunity to work directly with other members, learn about workforce trends and best practices, and build on your experience to become a thought leader with the association. The deadline to sign up is Oct. 31.

The Staffing Industry Playbook, an annual economic analysis of the staffing industry, has recently been released by ASA. This publication provides data-driven information and insights that are critical to strategic planning and business development in a user-friendly format so you can understand the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry during the current economic disruption and evaluate where it’s headed.

Visit americanstaffing.net/playbook to learn what you need to know about the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry and find out how you can make the most of this business intelligence. Plus, you can download charts and figures to share with clients and the media.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2023 is now open—don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector.

Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. After completing the survey, you will be able to access an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for the number of direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, and payroll and productivity metrics by company size. Participate by Nov. 29 to get the staffing industry information you’re looking for.

Are you looking for opportunities to contribute your skills and insights in the staffing industry, and serve as an industry leader? ASA is currently seeking dedicated members for volunteer committees and councils.

Apply for a volunteer opportunity to work directly with other members, learn about workforce trends and best practices, and build on your experience to become a thought leader with the association. Log in to ASA Central and visit the volunteer page to find an opportunity that fits your interests. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31.