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Staffing hours reflect Thanksgiving time off: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator

Staffing hours reflect Thanksgiving time off: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator

SIA Editorial Staff
| December 10, 2024
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US temporary staffing fell in the week ending Nov. 30, according to the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - December 10, 2024, report. However, US staffing hours were impacted by the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thanksgiving this year happened on Nov. 28, but in 2023 the holiday happened during the previous week. Therefore, the table below compares year-over-year changes during this year’s Thanksgiving week to hours worked during the first full week following the holiday last year.

SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator

Week ending Nov. 30, 2024

Indexed value

Year over year

Week over week

US staffing

70

-13%

-16.5%

Commercial staffing

61

-11%

-16.1%

Professional staffing

90

-24%

-18.9%