The trend of recent weeks suggests that staffing hours worked in both professional and commercial occupations have regained their solid footing after experiencing a slight dip in the week ended June 12, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today. Staffing hours are again holding steady at the levels observed over much of the second quarter of this year.

The SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator measures hours worked. It comprises two sets of analyses: a year-over-year comparison showing how the most recent week compared to the same week 12 months previously and an indexed value that has been benchmarked against data from the week ended Jan. 19, 2019.

In the week ended July 3, the index’s value was 100, compared with the previous two weeks’ readings of 101 and 99.

SIA researchers remain optimistic that the US staffing industry is poised for growth in coming weeks, as the current severe shortage of candidates begins to ease. Factors such as falling numbers of virus cases, state reopenings, and 26 states reducing unemployment benefits all serve as catalysts for greater numbers of candidates to reenter the workforce.

The full report on the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator is available here.