US temp staffing hours rose 1.0% in the week ended March 2 compared to the previous week, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator report. Commercial staffing hours rose 1.1%, and professional staffing hours were up 0.9%.

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“The week ending March 2nd was the first full week following the Washington’s birthday/Presidents’ Day holiday,” according to the report. “The post-holiday bounceback appears to be limited. Whether the Indicator values pick up 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.