Here is the latest research from Staffing Industry Analysts:

Staffing Industry Report, Sept. 2009, Vol. XX, No. 9 Full PDF
*List of largest global staffing firms
*List of largest U.S. healthcare staffing firms
*Report on highest-paid executives at public staffing firms
*Second-quarter earnings chart

BRIEFING - Economic indicators update
*ECRI index reaches 38-year high: says economic growth to "snap-back"
*Conference Board leading index incrementally positive
*ISM: Nonmanufacturing employment regains lost footing from July
*First-time claims for unemployment stall in 550k-600k range