Staffing employment rose 5.4 percent in the second quarter from the first quarter and 8.6 percent from the second quarter of last year, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. This is the sixth straight quarter of temporary and contract employment growth since the industry began its recovery from the 2007-2009 recession. American staffing firms employed an average of 2.8 million temporary and contract workers from May through June.

"The U.S. staffing industry had a healthy second quarter as businesses continued to turn to flexible workforce solutions to meet increases in demand for their products and services," said Richard Wahlquist, ASA president and chief executive officer. "For job seekers the news is also encouraging, as staffing and recruiting firms added more than 200,000 new jobs in the past 12 months." 

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September 21-24 - NAPS Conference

October 11-14 - Staffing World. Click here for details  

October 27 - NJSA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Sheraton Edison Hotel, Edison, NJ  

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U.S. real gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 1.0 percent in the second quarter of 2011, according to the second estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The second estimate lowers the previously released "advance" estimate of 1.3 percent growth. Real GDP grew at a 0.4 percent in the first quarter.

The increase in real GDP in the second quarter is primarily due to increases in nonresidential fixed investment, exports, personal consumption expenditures, and federal government spending, which were partly offset by slower state and local government spending and private inventory investment and increased imports.

Growth in most segments of the staffing industry correlates with growth in GDP, according to research from Staffing Industry Analysts. Staffing industry revenue tends to grow faster as GDP improves. 

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