Surveys

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: February 2021 Selected Highlights

February 25, 2021

  • The Pulse survey is a monthly survey of staffing firms conducted by SIA regarding US staffing trends in revenue, orders, bill rates and sales/recruiting activity. This is a high level summary of the February 2021 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
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US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: January 2021 Selected Highlights

January 27, 2021

  • The Pulse survey is a monthly survey of staffing firms conducted by SIA regarding US staffing trends in revenue, orders, bill rates and sales/recruiting activity. This is a high level summary of the January 2021 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
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US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: December 2020 Selected Highlights

December 23, 2020

  • The Pulse survey is a monthly survey of staffing firms conducted by SIA regarding US staffing trends in revenue, orders, bill rates and sales/recruiting activity. This is a high level summary of the December 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
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Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey: 2020 Americas Results

December 4, 2020

Our latest Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey Report of Results covers the impact of COVID-19 on contingent workforce programs, supplier management strategies, the trend and outlook of various work arrangements, SOW engagements, limits on temporary assignments, regulatory impacts, and more.


US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: November 2020 Selected Highlights

November 30, 2020

  • The Pulse survey is a monthly survey of staffing firms conducted by SIA regarding US staffing trends in revenue, orders, bill rates and sales/recruiting activity. This is a high level summary of the November 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
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North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Terms of service: days payable, discounts, indemnification, guarantees

November 4, 2020

  • Days payable: 30 days most typical
  • Discounts for early payment rare and small
  • About half of clients typically covered by indemnification agreements
  • Larger firms and professional firms more likely to offer discounts, special terms

North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Human cloud/online staffing, and use of automation in traditional staffing

October 30, 2020

  • One in ten staffing firms partnering with or invested in a human cloud service
  • Staffing firms more automated on worker side than buyer side
  • Large staffing firms most active in process automation
  • Rate of involvement in human cloud and automation moderated in 2020

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: October 2020 Selected Highlights

October 29, 2020

  • The Pulse survey is a monthly survey of staffing firms conducted by SIA regarding US staffing trends in revenue, orders, bill rates and sales/recruiting activity. This is a high level summary of the October 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
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North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Staffing firm key metrics – which are most used and which are the best?

October 23, 2020

  • Staffing executives name the key metrics they use the most
  • These metrics evaluated against firm performance
  • Six metrics associated with superior outcomes
  • Seven metrics don't seem to help much
  • One of the most popular measures associated with underperformance

North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Do staffing firms benefit from engaging with online rating websites?

October 12, 2020

  • 70% of staffing firms engage with online rating websites
  • Firms most often monitor ratings and respond to negative reviews
  • The effort appears to pay off with respect to recruiting
  • Rating website most often engaged with: Glassdoor
  • 420 staffing firms surveyed