NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Staffing Association has released its 2013 economic analysis,"Navigating the 1% Economy." Written by ASA chief operating officer Steven P. Berchem, CSP, the report takes an in-depth look at recent staffing employment trends and what these suggest about the current economic environment and future labor market conditions.
Highlights from the analysis:
- During the past four years, staffing firms have added close to one million new jobs to the U.S. economy, far outpacing virtually every sector and industry
- U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.9 million temporary and contract workers per day in 2012, up 4.1% from 2011
- Staffing employment in the four-year period following the end of the Great Recession has far outpaced the same period following the last recession
- There is growing evidence of a structural shift in the way businesses are turning to the staffing industry for talent and work force solutions
Read "Navigating the 1% Economy" on americanstaffing.net.
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