Human Cloud (incl. Online Staffing)

Analytics and Benchmarking Tools for Talent Acquisition

February 8, 2024

  • Analytics & Benchmarking Tools for talent acquisition represent an advanced set of data analysis tools and metrics for comprehensive workforce performance measurement and improvement.
  • This report provides an introduction and overview of the market, with a particular emphasis on specialist... More

Staffing Industry Report Webinar - December 2023

December 5, 2023

  • Economic and Employment Trends
  • Emerging Technology and AI
  • AI and the Staffing Industry
  • Talent Platforms Update
  • Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)

North America Staffing Company Survey 2023: Use of automation: staffing/talent platforms, artificial intelligence, and process automation in traditional staffing

December 2, 2023

  • 94% of staffing firms plan to use AI over the next five years
  • Staffing firm use of apps/platforms remains high, seen replacing parts of traditional business over time
  • Trend shows increasing operational automation on both temp worker and buyer client sides

The Global Gig Economy 2023

November 17, 2023

  • This report provides data on the number of gig workers and the revenue they generated.
  • It defines and examines five major categories of gigs.
  • We present a global estimate derived from 18 countries representing approximately 90% of global contingent spend.

Talent Platform Update 2023

November 6, 2023

  • Talent platforms facilitate direct, digitally-enabled work arrangements between managers and freelancers.
  • This report provides an in-depth look at the talent platform landscape including market size, largest participants, AI, enterprise adoption, M&A and investment activity, growth drivers... More

The US Gig Economy 2023

October 24, 2023

  • Discover SIA's estimates of the number of contingent workers in the United States and the revenue that they generated in 2022.
  • These workers are broken down through five categories of gig work with detailed analysis of each.
  • Staffing firms and contingent workforce program managers can use this... More

Venture Capital Activity in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem

October 3, 2023

  • Drawing upon 15+ years of data, this analysis represents SIA’s first comprehensive study into venture capital trends across the workforce solutions landscape.
  • Workforce solutions providers seeking venture funding can use this report to be informed on typical deal sizes by stage and category,... More

Platforms Directory

September 15, 2023

  • This Directory contains over 700 platforms across 6 different platform categories
  • By "platforms," we refer to two-sided digital marketplaces that facilitate work arrangements
  • Use this tool to identify platforms by category, geography, and occupations served

Technologies and Trends Revolutionizing the Contingent Workforce (CW) Landscape

September 12, 2023

Polaris, Flentis and SIA explore how technology is enabling CW Programs to deliver innovative sourcing models for their business and how they are updating their tech stack to deliver more value.


Unleashing the Power of Direct Sourcing: A Pathway to Workforce Optimization

September 11, 2023

Key Findings: 

  • Many direct sourcing pioneers now leverage the approach as an enabler to broader total workforce optimization.
  • Those who succeed find improved talent access, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and business impact.
  • This report profiles these changes and includes a path forward... More