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StaffingHub Brief: Industrial Hours Climb 7%, Half the Workforce Is Ready to Move, and Clients Are Stuck in AI Pilot Purgatory

Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: US...

The Staffing Recruiter Job Is Being Redesigned by AI. Most Agencies Are Hiring for the Old One.

Key takeaways: Employers were 54 times more likely to list “relationship development” as a required recruiter skill last year...

Healthcare Was Staffing’s Best Vertical. Now It’s the Worst-Hit. Here’s What the 2026 Reset Looks Like.

Key takeaways: Healthcare staffing revenue fell 6% in 2025 to $39.4 billion and is forecast to stay roughly flat...

AI Agents Are Reshaping Recruiting Workflows. Most Staffing Firms Are Still Buying Wrappers.

Key takeaways: The “AI agents” most staffing firms are being sold and true agentic AI aren’t the same thing. ...

StaffingHub Brief: Rising Back-Office Costs, Missing AI ROI, and Imminent Virginia Pay Transparency Compliance

Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: AI...

AI-Generated CVs Have Broken the First Stage of Recruitment

By Eric André, CEO & Co-Founder at Kiku Key takeaways: AI tools now let marginally qualified candidates produce polished,...

Can You Trust AI With Your Compliance Language Yet?

Key takeaways: The short answer is not for the final word, and not for current law. AI is a...

The Human Layer Makes It Work: Why AI-First Staffing Still Needs People

By Gregg Carey, Co-Founder & CEO, More Staffing Key takeaways: The competitive advantage isn’t AI or people, but the...

How to Deploy AI Sourcing Without Flooding Your Pipeline With Junk

Key takeaways: Most “junk pipeline” problems come from vague criteria rather than AI. Define your must-have signals for each...

Recruiters Are Spending More Time on the Phone. AI Is Why.

Key takeaways: Recruiter call time hit 286 minutes per week in Q1 2026, the highest level on record and...

May Jobs Report: Hiring Holds Steady as Temp Help Posts Third Straight Monthly Gain

Key takeaways: Payrolls rose but growth stayed moderate: BLS reported total nonfarm employment grew by 172,000 in May, roughly...

New Report: What Manual Back Office Operations Are Actually Costing You

Key takeaways: Processing one placement’s onboarding paperwork costs $59.92 in direct labor, before accounting for compliance exposure or DSO...

StaffingHub Brief: Revenue Rebounds, AI Pays Off, and State Regulators Close In

Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: Staffing...

Why Recruitment Automation Software Isn’t Enough Anymore

By Dries De Coster, CEO & Founder, meet DWIGHT The UK recruitment sector shed nearly £4 billion in gross...

New Report: The 2026 Staffing Industry Loyalty & Referral Benchmark

Key takeaways: Referred candidates worked 50 to 82% more lifetime days than job board hires across light industrial, healthcare,...

More AI Won’t Save Contracting Staffing Agencies. The Data Says Discipline Will.

Key takeaways: AI is the most-cited tech priority for staffing in 2026, with 39% of agencies ranking it #1...

Winning Clients Is Now Staffing’s Hardest Problem. The Sales Model Hasn’t Caught Up.

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New Report: Beyond Job Board Dependency

Key takeaways: The median job board cost-per-hire rose to $1,340 across all occupations in 2025. For technology roles specifically,...

The 2026 State of Staffing Benchmarking Report Is Now Live

Key takeaways: Though 42% of agencies lost revenue last year, the contraction was uneven. One full point on a...

StaffingHub Brief: Industrial Hours Hold, M&A Heats Up, and the Resume Is Losing Its Job

Welcome to this week’s StaffingHub Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for staffing agency leaders. In this week’s issue: Industrial...

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