Archived Blog Posts
Are buyers in the finance/insurance sector hiring again?
June 30, 2009Roughly a third of all staffing companies say the finance/insurance sector is one of their most important customers. So when last year's banking meltdown occurred, a lot of staffing... More
Quiet M&A boom or business as usual?
July 10, 2009Lately, people have been asking if we know how many staffing firms are going out of business. The answer is we don't know precisely, but we do have some idea thanks to our... More
Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain made low
August 31, 2009I've been expecting something biblical to happen for awhile now, but who knew it would start with the job market?
An interesting result from our Best and Worst Metro Job Markets... More
The Staffing Millennium
May 9, 2007In the beginning, there was slavery. It didn't pay well, but it was steady.
The entire course of history since can, in part, be seen as an evolution away from the elements of slavery... More
A Kinder, Gentler Age...or...The Beginning of the End?
July 23, 2007For the first time in recorded U.S. employment history, employment in leisure and hospitality exceeds that of manufacturing. As of June 2007, there were 14,146,000 workers in... More
How to Offer Your Temps Benefits - For Free
November 29, 2007I once had an employer that offered benefits on an entirely cafeteria-style basis. I got X number of dollars of benefits subsidy, and I could spend it any way I liked. I could buy healthcare.... More
The Emperor Needs a Job
December 24, 2007You know you've made it when you've been you-tubed.
Try searching youtube.com for the phrase "temp worker" or "temporary job" or even "staffing" and you... More
You call this a recession?
March 19, 2008The traditional textbook definition of a recession is simple: two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. You might think that the 2001 downturn qualified on that basis... More
Dueling data - Census says staffing growth accelerated in 1Q?!
June 13, 2008How can it be?
On 6/11, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that staffing industry revenue (as represented by Employment Services NAICS code 5613) rose 7.9% year-over-year in the first quarter. ... More
Still have your job? Go thank a temp
July 3, 2008Job losses are big headlines these days. But a much unappreciated fact is that a disproportionately large portion of those losses are among temporary workers. In June, of... More