The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, was unchanged in October on a year-over-year basis at a reading of 120.

“After adjusting for the change in working days, volume of billed hours appears moderately down for the industry overall,” Maxim Kupfer, research analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts, said. “This flat to negative growth environment has been a recurrent theme since April of this year.”

The index rose 17% on a month-over-month basis October.

The Canadian Staffing Index measures the hours of labor performed by a sampling of temporary and contract workers in the staffing industry. Staffing Industry Analysts produces the index on behalf of the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services.