Hours worked in the US staffing industry ticked down 0.4% on a week-over-week basis in the week ended May 14 but rose 4% compared to the same week last year for the slowest year-over-year growth since March 2021, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today.

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 May 14, the index value was 106, following readings of 106 in each of the prior two weeks as revised.

The full report on the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, which provides additional information, is available online.