US temp staffing hours fell 1.8% in the week ended Feb. 24 compared to the previous week, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator report. Commercial staffing hours and professional staffing hours were down 0.9% and 5.1%, respectively.

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“The sequential declines in Indicator values can be partly explained by the business closures on Feb. 19 related to the Washington’s Birthday/Presidents Day holiday,” according to the report. “However, the indicator values had also been slightly down the week prior to the holiday. The extent to which the indicator values pickup again in the following weeks will be a good indication for the momentum in the second half of this first quarter.”

Read the full SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator online.