Hours worked in the US staffing industry slipped 1% year over year in the week ended Oct. 1, according to the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today. And while professional staffing hours were up 3% year over year, they were at their slowest growth rate since November 2020.

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.

The index value was 106 in the week ended Oct. 1, following readings of 106 and 102 in the prior two weeks as revised.

The full report on the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator with more information is available online.