Benchmarks

Benchmarks: Training Offered to Temp Workers

|September 26th, 2018|

Fifty-seven percent of US staffing firms provide training of some extent to their temporary workers, according to research from Staffing Industry Analysts.

Benchmarks: CW program swings to HR ownership

|August 1st, 2018|

According to Staffing Industry Analysts’ most recent Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey, HR now owns more of the CW programs than procurement.

Benchmarks: Global spend on the gig economy

|July 18th, 2018|

B2B human cloud companies such as Upwork and Work Market generated $6.4 billion, a relatively small piece of the $82.4 billion pie.

Benchmarks: US labor participation rate 82.0%, up from below 81% in 2015

|July 11th, 2018|

The US labor participation rate in June for those 25 to 54 years old was 82.0%, up from below 81% in 2015, but below pre-recession levels of 83%. Also last month, US unemployment rate ticked up to 4.0% in June from 3.8% in May, driven by a surge in the labor force of 601,000 people. […]

Benchmarks: Buyers earn solid NPS score from temps

|June 27th, 2018|

During its annual Temporary Worker Survey, Staffing Industry Analysts asked, “How likely would you be to recommend your most recently assigned client company to a friend or colleague?”

Benchmarks: Trillion-plus spent on independent contracts

|May 23rd, 2018|

Staffing Industry Analysts estimates the global gig economy was valued at $3 trillion in 2016, 58% of which was via independent contracting arrangements.

Benchmark your program, share your knowledge

|May 16th, 2018|

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Benchmarks: Employment figures portend possible cost increases

|May 9th, 2018|

With employment numbers rising, companies should be prepared for wages to climb — as well as their staffing bills.

Benchmarks: Business-related staffing platforms not of interest to many temps

|April 25th, 2018|

Business-related human cloud staffing platforms, such as Upwork.com, Guru.com or Freelancer.com, have plenty of room to grow in worker acceptance and familiarity.

Contingents are a valuable source of employees

|March 28th, 2018|

CW programs are a critical part of organizations’ talent supply chains, with a large percentage of temporary workers looking for more traditional employment opportunities.