Express Employment Professionals announced sales generated by its franchisees rose to $3.05 billion in 2016 from $3.02 billion in 2015. The company placed 510,000 people last year compared to 500,002 in 2015.

“We have a long-term goal to put a million people to work annually and we are more than half way there,” said Chairman and CEO Bob Funk.

The company also awarded 55 franchise locations in 2016. It plans to reach 800 franchise locations in 2017, targeting San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, New York City, Miami and Chicago.

Express Employment, headquartered in Oklahoma City, counts more than 770 offices in the US, Canada and South Africa. It ranks No. 8 on Staffing Industry Analysts' list of largest staffing firms in the US.