Are you ready to come together with leading women in staffing to make valuable connections and get valuable career insights? THRIVE Live, presented by the ASA women in leadership interest group, brings together powerful and inspiring presenters from throughout the staffing industry to share the growth strategies that have propelled their careers and positioned them for continued success.

This year’s event, Oct. 21–22 in Nashville, TN, will feature Shelley Paxton, a self-described corporate rebel. Don’t miss her opening keynote presentation “I Quit So You Don’t Have to: Life and Leadership Lessons I Wish I Had Known Sooner.” Paxton is a former chief marketing officer at Harley-Davidson and a best-selling author who now, as a chief soul officer, works with leaders and teams to advocate for redefining success in ways that celebrate humanity, well-being, and soul. Learn more and register at americanstaffing.net/thrive by Sept. 21—rates will increase after that date.

The ASA women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Avionté, ClearEdge, Marsh McLennan Agency, Mee Derby, and Sense.

Are you ready to create your best future alongside the industry’s brightest leaders? Staffing World^® 2024, the ASA annual convention and expo, brings together people from all experience levels and segments of the staffing industry for unprecedented learning, networking, and collective advancement.

This year’s event, Oct. 22–24 in Nashville, TN, will feature one of the world’s leading female keynote speakers. Don’t miss the keynote by Erica Dhawan—an internationally recognized authority on 21st-century innovation, collaboration, and teamwork. She is the author of Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and has worked with leading companies such as Cisco, Coca-Cola, Nike, Chase, FedEx, and Mercedes Benz to drive exponential growth.

Learn more and register at staffingworld.net by Sept. 21—rates will increase after that date.

Are you ready to create your best future alongside the industry’s brightest leaders? Staffing World^® 2024, the ASA annual convention and expo, brings together people from all experience levels and segments of the staffing industry for unprecedented learning, networking, and collective advancement.

This year’s event, Oct. 22–24 in Nashville, TN, will kick off with one of the most brilliant and innovative business minds in the world. Don’t miss the opening keynote by Peter Diamandis—serial entrepreneur, futurist, technologist, New York Times best-selling author, and founder of more than 25 companies. He is also the founder and executive chair of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions.

Register at staffingworld.net by Sept. 21—rates will increase after that date.

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to earn your Certified Staffing Professional^® credential from ASA or to start one of the new ASA Pro Stacks credentialing programs, the right time is right now. The ASA certification sale continues through July 31—meaning you’ll save 20% on exam packages, a la carte study materials, ASA Pro Stacks, and other professional development products. (The discount does not apply to certification renewals.)

Why should you earn an ASA credential? Visit americanstaffing.net to learn the answer—then place your order in the ASA store. The discounted prices will be reflected in your cart; there’s no discount code needed.

Staffing World^® 2024, the ASA annual convention and expo, will bring together the brightest minds in the staffing community to make strategic connections, learn about new developments, and get solutions to win business and spur growth. It all happens Oct. 22–24 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Attendees will leave empowered with information and skills to drive tangible results for their companies, candidates, and clients.

The early registration rate is only valid through today, so visit staffingworld.net to register now—after today, rates will increase. And today is the last day to share your Staffing World story for the chance to win a free registration package. Check out this story posted by Jennifer Collins of ASA member firm Integrity Staffing. It’s also the last day to register early for THRIVE Live 2024, an inspiring event brought to you by the ASA women in leadership interest group, before rates increase.

U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2024, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association—down by 186,000 from the fourth quarter of 2023.

On a quarter-to-quarter basis, staffing employment and sales typically decline in the first quarter, grow in subsequent quarters, and peak in the fourth quarter. Staffing employment, however, declined at the end of 2023 as the industry contended with tightening macroeconomic conditions that slowed staffing growth. Thus, while a quarter-to-quarter decline of 7.7% in staffing employment is on par with the average since 2008, on a year-to-year basis staffing employment fell 13.9%.

Temporary and contract staffing sales declined in a similar manner. Totaling $31.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024, staffing sales were down 8.4% from the fourth quarter of 2023 and down 15.9% from the first quarter of 2023. Looking ahead, private staffing companies are projecting their third quarter revenue to grow 1.6% year-to-year, and their full year 2024 sales to increase 0.7%, compared with 2023.

“The labor market remains healthy despite some erosion from tightening economic conditions. Growth is strong but concentrated within a handful of sectors, which raises the bar for staffing and recruiting companies when finding new opportunities to serve clients and talent,” said ASA chief executive officer Richard Wahlquist. “Staffing companies are often the first to face the costs of lower labor demand, and the first to benefit in the uptick that lies beyond the trough. With increasing odds of a soft landing, staffing and recruiting companies are cautiously optimistic about the second half of the year as economic conditions normalize.”

How can ASA best meet your needs? Provide invaluable feedback to the association by answering a few simple questions about your membership experience. Links to the association’s annual member satisfaction survey were emailed to staffing firm members last week. Your participation in this survey is critical in helping ASA learn what is important to you and how well the association is serving you.

The survey closes this Friday, June 28. If you have any questions or did not receive a survey link, contact Tim Hulley at 703-253-1154 or thulley@americanstaffing.net.

Staffing employment improved during the week of June 10–16, with the ASA Staffing Index increasing to a rounded value of 90 for the first time in nine weeks.

New starts saw an even greater improvement in the 24th week of the year, increasing by 10.0% from the prior week. However, just over a third of staffing companies (35%) reported gains in new assignments week to week—below the average of 43% per week so far this year.

The ASA Staffing Index four-week moving average increased from the prior week to hold at a rounded value of 89, and temporary and contract staffing employment for the four weeks ending June 16 was 10.3% lower than the same period in 2023.

“This week’s index revealed a measured improvement in staffing employment beyond just recovering from the Memorial Day dip. Stabilization remains the operative word for staffing employment in 2024, as June’s numbers provide the clearest indication of a bottom for the industry. These levels are likely to see further, incremental improvement depending on the pace of cooling and recovery within the labor market at large,” said Noah Yosif, chief economist at ASA.

This week will be used in the June monthly employment situation report scheduled to be issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics July 5.

Staffing World^® is where the staffing community comes together to make strategic connections, learn about new developments, and get solutions to win business and spur growth. This year’s ASA annual convention and expo takes place Oct. 22–24 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN—and ASA is giving you the opportunity to win a free registration package.

Record a 60-second video of yourself telling your Staffing World story—it could be the story of why you love Staffing World, why you want to go, or what your best Staffing World experience has been. Post the video on your LinkedIn profile, tag the American Staffing Association, and include the hashtag #StaffingWorldStory. (Check out the full rules and eligibility requirements at staffingworld.net.)

One winner will receive a free registration package, and everyone who posts a video will receive a discount code—just for participating. You must post your video by this Friday, June 28, for a chance to win.

Don’t miss Staffing World^® 2024 this fall—the ASA annual convention and expo takes place Oct. 22–24 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Learn all about the educational sessions happening at the industry’s largest and most powerful growth-focused learning and networking event, then register online by next Friday, June 28, for the lowest rate available.

Friday also is the deadline to share your Staffing World story for a chance to win a free registration package Get the details at staffingworld.net.