Today marks the first day of National Staffing Employee Week in the U.S. The American Staffing Association (ASA) sets aside a week each year to honor the more than 2.5 million men and women who make up America’s temporary and contract workforce.
To help better understand the contributions staffing employees and staffing companies make to businesses across the country in multiple industries, check out these statistics provided by the ASA.
- 2.58 million people are employed by staffing companies every business day.
- 9.7 million temporary and contract employees are hired by U.S. staffing firms over the course of a year.
- 79% of staffing employees work full time, virtually the same as the rest of the workforce.
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