This week’s SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator shows that hours worked in the US staffing industry in the week ending June 10th decreased by 6.1% year-over-year. Commercial and Professional staffing hours were both down 6% and 1.3%, respectively. Compared to the same week two years ago, Commercial staffing was down 6% but Professional staffing was up 6%. Over the past five weeks, hours worked in Commercial occupations fell by an average year-over-year growth rate of -10%. Over the year 2022, the average year-over-year growth rate for Commercial staffing hours was -1%. Over the past five weeks, hours worked in Professional occupations decreased by an average year-over-year growth rate of -6%.

The SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator is a custom research effort between Bullhorn and industry advisor Staffing Industry Analysts. It reports data for the week that ended ten days prior to the release and reflects weekly hours worked by temporary workers across a sample of staffing companies in the US that utilize Bullhorn’s technology solutions. The Indicator is weighted and benchmarked against US Bureau of Labor Statistics data to approximate the composition of the staffing industry by skill.

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