The Canadian staffing index rose in June, breaking a trend of moderate year-over-year declines. The index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose to a reading of 106 in June, up 3% from June 2015.

“The year-over-year increase in the index suggests growth in staffing volume in June, as the number of working days was the same in both periods,” said David Francis, CCWP, research analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts. “This is a welcome sign in light of the overall trend of year-over-year declines that we have observed throughout 2015 and the first part of this year. We will await the July index value to see if this growth pattern is maintained.” 

Staffing Industry Analysts produces the index on behalf of the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services.