Recent Updates

May 2023 US Jobs Report

May 5, 2023

  • Total nonfarm employment rose by 253,000.
  • Temporary help services declined by by 22,300 jobs in April, with a penetration rate of 1.93%
  • Unemployment fell to 3.4%

Most Complex Contingent Markets Globally 2023

May 5, 2023

  • This report analyses 75 contingent markets across 14 different complexity measures, covering aspects such as the staffing market, regulations, and economic position.
  • Together, these rank the relative complexity of establishing a contingent workforce program in each country while detailing the... More

MSP and VMS Provider Directory

May 3, 2023

  • The MSP and VMS Providers in this directory represent the providers of which SIA has visibility
  • The directory includes companies from all regions; Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
  • Users can apply filters based on whether they are interested in MSP providers, VMS providers, regional capability... More

North America Temporary Worker Survey 2023: Trends in temp use of talent platforms and work services platforms

April 29, 2023

  • One in eleven temps working for online work platforms
  • Use varies by temp skill set, wage, age
  • Over 3,000 temps surveyed

Emerging Technology in Industrial Staffing Operations

April 28, 2023

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of technologies impacting the operations of industrial staffing firms. The particular technologies covered are:

  • Staffing Platforms
  • Texting/Emailing Technology
  • Recruitment Chatbots
  • Earned Wage Access
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Virtual Reality... More

Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey: 2023 Americas Results

April 27, 2023

  • Insights into the composition of contingent workers in the workplace, services/technologies in place, MSP/VMS cost savings, the extent of remote work among contingent workers and internal staff, actions taken to address the talent shortage, opinions on suppliers, and much more.
  • The survey was... More

Staffing Platforms as a Service Global Landscape 2023

April 25, 2023

  • In this report we look at the vendors globally who provide staffing platforms as a service solutions to staffing firms
  • The SPaaS landscape is not homogenous but covers a range of different solutions that can either partially or completely automate the interaction between talent, clients, and staffing... More

Do More With Less in 2023: Driving More Qualified Applicants With Less Job Advertising Spend

April 25, 2023

With budgets tightening, staffing firms are looking for new ways to lower their cost per placement. Hear how experts focused on hospitality, healthcare, industrial, senior living, and retail staffing use consumer-based marketing automation to re-engage candidates, drive more qualified applicants, and... More


North America Temporary Worker Survey 2023: Prevalence of remote work among temporary workers, how much they value it, and advice on how to make it better

April 23, 2023

  • More than half of temps worked remotely in 2022
  • How temp productivity is monitored by clients
  • Three ways to make temp remote work experience better

Impact of Emerging Technology on Staffing

April 20, 2023

  • The staffing industry faces opportunities and threats from a wide variety of emerging technologies,
  • This report identifies all emerging technology trends and provides a high level view of the scale of impact and an impact timeline
  • Full definitions of each technology are provided together with... More