The ASA professional development sale ends next week—you have just a few days left to get a 25% discount on education and certification products (except certification renewal fees). Save on certification packages, exams, and study materials; Staffing Pro Stacks credentialing programs; staffing industry onboarding courses; and more.

Find out why you should earn an ASA credential to get ahead in 2026 at americanstaffing.net/certification—then place your order in the ASA store by Dec. 31—use the discount code WINTERCERT25.

The Weekly Economic & Business Outlook—or WEBO—is an ASA resource that goes out to member email boxes each week. ASA researchers examine trends within the staffing industry, as well as developments within the broader economy, and then deliver succinct takeaways that can help drive strategic business decisions.

In the most recent edition, ASA analysts looked at the challenges new college graduates are facing and how that might create a drag on the labor market and the overall economy. They also reviewed data about the likelihood of compensation increases in 2026 and the factors contributing to rising wage pressures.

The WEBO is a powerful and targeted data and analysis tool with features designed to deliver the data-driven intelligence you need to track trends and capitalize on opportunities. To make sure you’re getting your WEBO each week, as well as other ASA research emails, click the link at the very bottom of this email and opt in to research content. Also, be sure to allow emails from research@americanstaffing.net.

ASA members can now access the latest issue of Staffing Law digest as a digital edition. The print version of the issue will arrive in member mailboxes soon.

In the final issue of 2025, find out how advocacy by ASA in collaboration with California Staffing Professionals, an ASA-affiliated chapter, played a central role in defeating a California bill that proposed sweeping new obligations for employers using automated decision systems in the hiring process. Plus, learn about the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently regulatory agenda, what the federal government shutdown still could mean for the staffing industry, and more.

Access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Law digest, and other ASA digital publications, at americanstaffing.net/digital.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations.

This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central:

• Best job boards for recruiters and hiring managers
• Can you recommend an expert on personal branding?
• Do you have health care expertise to share with your association peers?

Get involved with the community—update your profile today so you can network with colleagues, join a section community, recommend and comment on your colleagues’ posts, and share your own blog or discussion post. Log in to ASA Central now.

Do you have insights that are essential to the staffing, recruiting, or workforce solutions industry—information you’d like to share with the ASA community in 2026? Submit your idea today for your chance to speak at Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, or to present an ASA webinar in 2026.

Staffing World 2026 takes place Oct. 12–14 in Denver. Spaces are available for

• Staffing World breakout sessions—interactive presentations between 60 and 75 minutes long (proposals due Jan. 31)
• Staffing World Demo Stage talks—10-minute presentations about industry products, emerging trends, or compelling questions (proposals due May 31)
• ASA Webinars—60-minute virtual programs (proposals accepted on an ongoing basis)

For more information and to start your submission, visit americanstaffing.net/presenters.

Invest in your career and expand your expertise by taking advantage of the ASA professional development sale before the end of this month. You’ll get a 25% discount on education and certification products (except certification renewal fees)—including certification packages, exams, and study materials; Staffing Pro Stacks credentialing programs; staffing industry onboarding courses; and more.

Why should you earn an ASA credential? Visit americanstaffing.net/certification to learn the answer—then place your order in the ASA store, using the discount code WINTERCERT25, by Dec. 31.

The Staffing Today team has made—and continues to make—updates to this daily email newsletter to streamline the reader experience across email platforms and various devices. For example, the linked table of contents that formerly appeared at the top of the newsletter has been phased out, and the code used to create the digital publication has been updated to reduce bugs and improve readability. If you have any questions or comments about the updates, email staffingtoday@americanstaffing.net.

Don’t miss the fourth ASA State of the Industry webinar of the year. It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Presented by ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, this highly rated webinar brings you the most important trends, research, and legislative updates affecting the industry right now—plus a discussion with Tom Moore, co-founder of ROCS Grad Staffing.

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

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar, the fourth ASA State of the Industry webinar of the year, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Presented by ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, this highly rated webinar brings you the most important trends, research, and legislative updates affecting the industry right now—plus a discussion with Tom Moore, co-founder of ROCS Grad Staffing.

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

The ASA Staffing Compensation and Benefits Survey provides the only comprehensive view of corporate employee salaries and benefits in the staffing industry, and reports are now available.

Report data are based on peer input from more than 50 staffing companies and provide compensation benchmarks for 27 positions specific to the staffing industry, in addition to general benchmarks about benefits offerings. The reports are based on data for fiscal year 2023 collected in 2024.

Visit americanstaffing.net for more information and to order your report—ASA members get a discount.