Staffing hours still below year-ago levels: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
Staffing hours still below year-ago levels: SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
SIA Editorial Staff
| February 11, 2025

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US temporary staffing hours were down 7% year over year but were up 4.4% sequentially in the week ended Feb. 1, according to the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - February 11, 2025, report.
The year-over-year decline is directionally in line with the decrease in temporary help employment as reported in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Employment Situation reports.
SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator
Week ending Feb. 1, 2025 | Indexed value | Year over year | Week over week |
US staffing | 75 | -7% | 4.4% |
Commercial staffing | 64 | -5% | 4.2% |
Professional staffing | 107 | -11% | 5.3% |