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List ranks fastest-growing US staffing firms

July 17, 2014

InGenesis, EHD Corp. and ALKU topped the 2014 list of fastest-growing staffing firms now released by Staffing Industry Analysts. InGenesis, which ranked second in 2013, topped the list this year with a 132.7 percent compound annual growth rate, up from 116.1 percent in last year’s report. InGenesis and EDH Corp. were the only companies to make the top 10 in both 2013 and 2014.

The 10 fastest-growing firms had a median compound annual growth rate of 56.8 percent from 2009 through 2013, down from a median compound growth rate of 73.8 percent for last year’s top 10.

The annual list includes staffing firms that posted at least $1 million in revenue in 2009 and have compound annual revenue growth of at least 15 percent between 2009 and 2013, excluding acquisitions.

The 10 fastest-growing staffing firms in the U.S. are:

  1. InGenesis; San Antonio, Texas; 132.7 percent growth rate
  2. EHD Corp.; Brentwood, Tenn.; 83.2 percent growth rate
  3. ALKU; Andover, Mass.; 77.4 percent growth rate
  4. Flexicrew Staffing Inc.; Mobile, Ala.; 58.5 percent growth rate
  5. Beacon Hill Staffing Group LLC; Boston; 57.6 percent growth rate
  6. Proven; San Diego; 56.1 percent growth rate
  7. Magellan Search & Staffing; Wayne, Penn.; 54.1 percent growth rate
  8. Associate Staffing; Laurinburg, N.C.; 52.4 percent growth rate
  9. The Select Group; Raleigh, N.C.; 50.8 percent growth rate
  10. A-Line Staffing Solutions LLC; Sterling Heights, Mich.; 50.0 percent growth rate

This year’s list of fastest-growing staffing firms includes a total of 97 firms, up from 92 firms on last year’s list. Forty firms reported information technology staffing as one of their top segments while 30 reported industrial staffing as one of their top segments.

“This is the largest number of companies to qualify for the list since we began producing it in 2005,” said Craig Johnson, managing editor for Staffing Industry Analysts. “The 2014 list exemplifies the changing nature of the staffing industry landscape.”

Corporate members of Staffing Industry Analysts can download the full report by clicking here.