Hours worked in the US staffing industry rose 1% year over year in the week ended July 30, driven by higher demand for professional staffing services, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today.

Hours were up 1.4% week over week, continuing to recover from the Independence Day dip.

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 30, the index value was 104, following readings of 102 and 97 in the prior two weeks as revised.

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