Temporary and contract staffing employment reached a new record high last month, according to the ASA Staffing Index.

Want to know more? Complete the ASA Staffing Index survey to get updated information on industry trends, including new staffing starts data. Staffing firms with U.S. operations can participate in the weekly survey, and there are no fees to participate.

Participants receive a weekly email summary report—in addition to statistics by company size and access to historical data and dynamic charts.

Register today at americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.

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.

In 2021, ASA members have been able to tune in to more than 60 free ASA webinars on hot topics such as winning clients; improving recruiter performance; building a diversity, equity, and inclusion program; and more. Plus, members can access nearly 500 on-demand webinars any time and learn on their own schedule.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. Has your company renewed its membership for 2022? Don’t let your member benefits lapse—renew today at americanstaffing.net/renew.

ASA provides a resource designed for staffing industry professionals interested in being part of valuable mentoring relationships—the ASA Mentor Match platform.

Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The program is about growing professionally and networking with fellow ASA members.

Applications for the upcoming six-month cycle are due this Friday, Dec. 3. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started as a mentor or mentee. Questions? Contact ASA at 703-253-2020 or volunteer@americantaffing.net.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2021 closes this Friday. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Nov. 26 will receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin and sector-level data.

Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey—there are no fees to participate.

Staffing employment for the week of Nov. 8–14 grew 0.5% from the prior week, bringing the ASA Staffing Index to a rounded value of 108—a new record high. The index has now maintained a value of 100 or greater for the ninth consecutive week. Covid-19 and temporary-to-hire conversions were cited by several staffing companies as factors limiting even further growth in temporary and contract staffing employment. Staffing jobs were up 21.8% from the same week last year.

Following three weeks of declines, new starts expanded 1.6% on average, with four in 10 staffing companies (43%) reporting gains in new assignments week-to-week.

The ASA Staffing Index four-week moving average increased to a value of 107. Temporary and contract staffing employment for the four weeks ending Nov. 14 was 22.4% higher than the same period in 2020.
“Staffing employment continues to grow heading into the holidays, reaching record highs in recent weeks,” said Tim Hulley, ASA assistant director of research.

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

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2021 is open until this Friday, Nov. 26. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin and sector-level data.

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 research@americanstaffing.net. There are no fees to participate.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Turn Exceptional Experiences Into Industry-Leading Growth in a Postpandemic World,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, an ASA corporate partner, will share a playbook for amplifying your firm’s growth prospects by improving the customer experience and committing to service excellence in this encore presentation of a session from Staffing World^® 2021.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members—has your company renewed its membership for 2022? Don’t let your member benefits lapse. Renew today at americanstaffing.net/renew.

Most ASA webinars qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the third quarter of 2021 is open until Nov. 26.

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.

There are no fees to participate. Register to take the survey at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published its Emergency Temporary Standard mandating that workers either be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or produce weekly negative Covid tests. In addition, an interim final rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will require full vaccination of many employees at hospitals and other health care facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Legal experts from Seyfarth Shaw LLP will discuss best practices for how staffing firms can comply with the provisions of these regulations during the ASA webinar “Complying With OSHA’s New ETS and Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate.” It takes place Tuesday, Nov. 9, 3–4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Sponsored by ASA corporate partner Essential StaffCARE.

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.