Operational Metrics & Best Practices

Driving Staffing Success in 2022: Talent

February 8, 2022

US hiring is the most optimistic on record as 2022 roars in and clients demand even more from their staffing firms. Engaging diverse talent and recruiting quality candidates is at the very core of a successful staffing firm. How do you find, engage and onboard candidates faster in this hyper-competitive... More


The US Economic Census data explorer

December 14, 2021

  • This interactive tool allows users to analyze and extract valuable insights from the rich and complex US Economic Census dataset.
  • The data is broken down by state for temporary help services, employment placement, executive search and PEO.
  • This interactive tool provides further analysis of the... More

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Frequency of pay and methods of pay for internal staff and temporary workers

December 5, 2021

  • Pay frequency and method varies by industry skill segment
  • Paycards gaining traction in some sectors
  • Over 300 staffing firms surveyed

Staffing Executive Compensation Analysis: 2021 Update

November 22, 2021

  • Total compensation increased by a median 0.8% in 2020 in our study of 82 executives at 42 publicly traded staffing, executive search, and other workforce solutions firms globally. 
  • Americas firms posted the highest median compensation at USD 1,725,408. Firms in Europe, the Middle East, and... More

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Virtual interviewing preferences and best practices

November 10, 2021

  • The key advantages of virtual interviewing, and of in-person interviewing
  • How to make virtual interviewing work for you
  • 395 staffing firms surveyed

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Fill rates, time-to-fill rates, and methods of calculation

October 29, 2021

  • Detailed time-to-fill and fill rate benchmarks by staffing segment
  • Two methods of time-to-fill calculation dominate
  • 327 staffing firms surveyed

North America Staffing Company Survey 2021: Highest-return sales, marketing, and recruiting tactics

October 21, 2021

  • Staffing execs reveal which tactics work best in their companies
  • Just a few tactics dominated in each of sales, marketing, and recruiting
  • 300+ staffing industry top executives surveyed

15 Best Practices in Managing Your Staffing Business

September 30, 2021

  • Fifteen key tactics and strategies culled from a decade of SIA surveys
  • Tips to optimize sales, recruiting, and management
  • Best practice recommendations from staffing execs, temps, and internal staff

Women in Leadership in the US Staffing Industry

September 3, 2021

  • Women account for the majority of staffing firm internal staff, yet remain underrepresented at the executive and board level
  • For large staffing firms at the median, women comprised 56% of internal staff, but 26% of executives and 16% of board members
  • This report highlights a range of strategies... More

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2021: Full Report

July 18, 2021

  • Over 2,000 temps from 21 firms surveyed
  • Temp preferences, plans, opinions, choices
  • 257 page report accumulates all previous temp surveys