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Staffing index rises 4% in April

April 27, 2010

The American Staffing Association's staffing index rose to a reading of 86 in April, up 4% from a reading of 83 in March.

The index is up 19% from April 2009.

The index measures changes in the number of temporary and contract workers, both weekly and monthly. The monthly measure is taken from the week containing the 12th of the month. Its baseline value of 100 was set in June 2006.