North America Staffing Company Survey 2020: Staffing firm operations in the COVID-19 environment

September 22, 2020

• Top industry response to market changes: aggressive selling
• Staffing firms overcoming operational challenges
• Some have participated heroically in the fight against COVID itself
• Lasting effect: IT and office/clerical think temp remote work boom will last
• Three best practices on how to manage... More

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: August 2020 Selected Highlights

August 25, 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 August 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
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US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: July 2020 Selected Highlights

July 24, 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 July 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
• To receive next month's full Pulse Report,... More

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2020: Are temporary workers turning to human cloud services for employment?

July 17, 2020

• Over 3,000 temporary workers surveyed
• Temps mostly either not aware or not interested in human cloud
• But 9.4% earning at least some income from it currently
• Temp use of consumer-related cloud much higher than business-related
• Top services used: Lyft, Uber, Upwork, Freelancer

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2020: Temporary worker interest in training

July 7, 2020

• Temp training is a relative weak spot among staffing agencies
• However, temps are very interested in such training when offered
• One in seven would pay agencies for training
• Temp desire for training has been a recurring theme in SIA surveys
• 4,000 temporary workers shared opinions on such training... More

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: June 2020 Selected Highlights

June 26, 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 June 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
• To receive next month's full Pulse Report,... More

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2020: Temporary workers plans and preferences for types of work

June 24, 2020

• Temps mostly want permanent work
• Industrial workers often want overtime, healthcare workers often want part-time
• Only 5% of temps would prefer to work through online platform
• Preferences vary in many respects by occupation, wage, and age
• 4,000 temps surveyed

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2020: How to communicate with temporary workers, what they need to know

June 5, 2020

• Email is the most preferred method of communication
• But preferred communication methods vary by age and hourly wage
• Temps say they hear enough about job opportunities
• But on eight other topics they need more information
• Explaining website and app to temps makes these more effective

COVID-19: Workforce Manager Responses and Intentions Survey 2020

June 3, 2020

This report comprises the results of a survey of workforce leaders and managers during May 2020. Its purpose is to provide insight to buyers and providers of workforce solutions on:

• the actions taken by workforce  leaders and managers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
• their intentions... More

US Staffing Industry Pulse Survey Report: May 2020 Selected Highlights

May 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 May 2020 Special Edition Update of the Pulse Report.
• To receive next month's full Pulse Report,... More