Operational Metrics & Best Practices

MSP/VMS Program Participation Part 1 How staffing suppliers can get on the list

February 13, 2018

  • Insights and key recommendations for staffing suppliers who are looking to become a supplier through a contingent workforce program that is using or introducing an MSP and/or VMS solution. 

US Internal Employee Compensation Estimator 2018 Edition

January 25, 2018

  • Compensation data from 8,448 staffing professionals
  • Data on base salary, bonus and total cash compensation
  • Data available by job title, experience and other variables

What’s working in Engineering staffing?

December 15, 2017

  • Insights from fast growing Engineering staffing firms
  • In depth interviews with staffing executives
  • Highlights on competitive differentiators and industry outlook

North America Staffing Company Survey 2017: What’s different about consistently profitable staffing firms?

December 5, 2017

  • Consistency of profitability increases with firm size -- up to a point
  • Taking care of internal staff seems to help profitability as well
  • Diversification by segment and industry has no measurable effect

North America Staffing Company Survey 2017: How long does it take staffing firms to become big and profitable?

November 21, 2017

  • Half of staffing firms $4M or larger by fourth year
  • 72% profitable by second year
  • 412 staffing firms surveyed

Staffing Executive Compensation Analysis: 2017 Update

October 30, 2017

  • Total compensation fell by a median 4.01% in 2016 among the two highest-paid executives at a selection of 44 publicly traded staffing, executive search, and other workforce ecosystem firms.
  • Median total compensation fell in the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It rose among the... More

US Statutory Expense Tool: October 2017 Update

October 27, 2017

  • Use this tool to benchmark your firm's statutory expenses
  • Contains rates and benchmarks regarding SUTA, FUTA, Workers' Comp, Social Security, and Medicare by state for the period 2010 to 2017
  • Perform scenario analysis to understand the dollar impact for various wage levels

Insights on Workers' Compensation for Industrial Staffing Firms

October 11, 2017

  • Provides concise overview of workers' compensation fundamentals
  • Charts trends in workers' compensation costs and injury rates related to industrial staffing
  • Provides ranking of insurance carriers & metrics from TrueBlue

US Diversity Staffing Firms: 2017 Update

October 5, 2017

  • Report highlights 120 diversity staffing firms
  • Diversity firms include women owned, minority owned, veteran owned and HUBZone businesses

North America Staffing Company Survey 2017: Which types of training for internal staff have the highest return?

September 22, 2017

  • Top return: Training in sourcing/recruiting, sales/marketing
  • Perception of optimal training varies by firm type
  • Young firms especially interested in sales/marketing tactics