US Staffing Hours Show Signs of Stabilization

Both commercial staffing hours and professional staffing hours in the US rose sequentially in the week ended Feb. 7, according to the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - February 17, 2026. “US Staffing hours improved in the first full week of February, reaching their highest levels year-to-date,” according to the report. “While the year-over-year growth rates caught up with pre-MLK Day trends, overall staffing hours remain slightly below the levels for the same week a year ago.”

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Staffing Industry Analysts have just released the Bullhorn Staffing Indicator for the week ending January 31st. US staffing is down -5% year over year and down -1.7% week over week. You can learn more about how each vertical breaks down, with some showing more improvement than others in the full article linked below. https://lnkd.in/g5zhF2FT #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #jobsinstaffing

US staffing hours were relatively stable in the week ended Jan. 24 compared to the same week a year ago, according to the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator - February 3, 2026 report. Commercial staffing hours were flat year over year, while professional staffing hours were down 2%. However, staffing hours slipped from the previous week this year. “On a sequential, week-on-week basis, hours dropped slightly, impacted by the MLK Day-related business closures. However, the week-on-week trends of the prior two weeks were typical of the post-holiday seasonal ramp we have observed over the past five years,” according to the report.

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Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) and global provider of staffing software Bullhorn bring you the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator for the week ending January 10: 🟦 This marks the first positive year-over-year growth US Staffing hours reading since November 2024. Similarly, the IT Staffing Indicator was flat year-over-year. 🟦 Year-over-year readings for the first week in January are inherently volatile; however, the positive measures are a welcome sign for an industry that has been in contraction for more than three years. 🟦 Looking back at the year 2025, the median year-over-year change was -4% for US Staffing Indicator values. The interactive chart’s 12-month view shows that the gap between 2024 and 2025 levels narrowed slightly. 🟦 On a sequential, week-over-week basis, hours dropped sharply as expected during the holiday season. Both Commercial hours and Professional hours had reached new year-to-date peak levels. Read today’s full briefing and explore our interactive tools >> https://lnkd.in/g_h-Zggw #staffing #jobs #employment #research #professionalstaffing #commercialstaffing

Staffing Industry Analysts posted some positive news for the staffing industry with positive year over year growth in hours for the first time since November of 2024. With that, there are still elevated levels of uncertainty with staffing clients resulting in a good business case to use a contingent workforce to cover peaks or projects. #aFit

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