Hours worked in the US staffing industry rose 10% year over year in the week ended March 19, continuing a pattern of growth observed throughout the past year, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today. On a week-over-week basis, staffing hours fell by 0.8%, confirming a modest pullback since the recent peak met during the week ended Feb. 26, which coincided with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
The SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator measures hours worked. It comprises two sets of analyses: a year-over-year comparison showing how the most recent week compared to the same week 12 months previously and an indexed value that has been benchmarked against data from the week ended Jan. 19, 2019.
| Week ending March 19, 2022 | Indexed value | Year over year | Week over week |
| US staffing | 110 | +10% | -0.8% |
| Commercial staffing | 94 | +4% | -0.9% |
| Professional staffing | 146 | +19% | -0.4% |
In the week ended March 19, the index value was 110, following readings of 111 and 110 in the prior two weeks as revised.
The full report on the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, which provides additional information, is available online.