Staffing hours impacted by holiday: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
Staffing hours impacted by holiday: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
SIA Editorial Staff
| February 4, 2025

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US temporary staffing hours were down 9% year over year and 2.0% sequentially in the week ended Jan. 25, according to the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - February 4, 2025, report.
The year-over-year change reflects the impact of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. In 2024, the holiday occurred on Jan. 15, therefore the year-over-year changes compare a holiday week (this year’s week ending Jan. 25) with a full week (last year’s week ending Jan. 20).
SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
Week ending Jan. 25, 2025 | Indexed value | Year over year | Week over week |
US staffing | 72 | -9% | -2.0% |
Commercial staffing | 61 | -7% | -1.1% |
Professional staffing | 101 | -14% | -6.2% |