Index Up 0.5% From August, And Up 3.3% Compared to Same Week in 2025

ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, September 2026

Compared with the August monthly report, staffing employment grew by 0.5%. Staffing employment declined during the week of Sept. 7–13, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 1.4% to a rounded value of 93. Many staffing companies cited the Labor Day holiday as a barrier to growth that week. Staffing jobs were 3.3% higher compared with the same period