The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry for the week of Jan. 11 to Jan. 17 rose 1.16% from the previous week. However, the index was down 2.50% from the same week last year.

The index value was 93.78.

In 2015, the index had 19 consecutive record high weeks out of the first 20 weeks of the year. While the index’s growth slowed in the second quarter, values remained relatively strong in the third quarter and rose to 103.29 in week 50 — the highest value for the year.