Express Employment Professionals announced sales generated by its franchisees rose 6% year over year to $3.02 billion in 2015. The company placed 500,002 people last year compared 456,660 in 2014.

“The growth we’ve seen in our company is a testament to the culture of Express,” said Chairman and CEO Bob Funk. “We have an incredible support team dedicated to helping people succeed at the franchise level, and our franchisees are personally invested in seeing their communities grow and thrive.”

The company also awarded 54 franchise locations in 2015 and plans to add 72 new locations in 2016, targeting markets in Washington, DC, California, Wisconsin, Virginia and New York.

Express Employment ranks second on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of largest industrial staffing firms in the US. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, it counts more than 760 offices in the US, Canada and South Africa.