Here is a list of research reports, and citations to other research, released last week by Staffing Industry Analysts. Research is available to corporate members with upgraded access.

SPECIAL REPORT - Temporary Jobs Guidebook - Niche Market Opportunities for Staffing Firms
This report leverages data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to evaluate temporary staffing opportunities on an occupation by occupation basis for nearly 500 jobs. Occupations are ranked by:
-Top 25 niche opportunities
-Biggest niche opportunities
-Easiest sale
-Toughest sale
-Fastest growing opportunities
-Least competitive targets
-Easiest direct placement opportunities
-Worst workers comp occupations

Use this report for strategic targeting, benchmarking and evaluation of your current market potential. For more, click here.

INSIGHT - Interview with Peter Alonso, President, Health & Life Sciences, Kforce Professional Staffing
Staffing Industry Analysts recently spoke to Peter Alonso, president of Health & Life Sciences for Kforce Professional Staffing, which includes its healthcare, scientific, and clinical research business lines. Alonso has been in his role for more than a decade, and nine of his 21 years of staffing expertise are in healthcare and scientific staffing. Here are some of Alonso's thoughts on the healthcare staffing industry in 2008. For more, click here.

BRIEFING - Travel nurse staffing hits skids
The most recent financial reports indicate that travel nurse staffing is experiencing a slowdown. In the third quarter, median growth for three public firms providing travel nurse staffing was 1.1%. For more, click here.