Contingent labor is no longer a side channel. In 2023, 37% of U.S. employers used staffing firms for temporary help, up from 32% in 2022, even as AI tools started reshaping how candidates get screened and scheduled. From 18.2 million temporary and contract placements in 2022 to a fast-growing healthcare share and shifting workforce demographics, these staffing and recruiting industry statistics explain what is changing and why it matters.
Key Takeaways
- 42% of U.S. workforce is contingent, with temps making up 1.5% of total employment.
- Women represent 54% of temporary workers in the U.S. staffing industry.
- Gen Z comprises 28% of new staffing placements in 2023.
- U.S. staffing companies placed 18.2 million temporary and contract employees in 2022.
- 37% of U.S. employers used staffing firms for temporary help in 2023, up from 32% in 2022.
- Industrial staffing jobs accounted for 1.2 million placements in the U.S. in 2022.
- The global staffing market size was valued at USD 512.8 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2023 to 2030.
- U.S. staffing industry revenue reached $189.6 billion in 2022, marking a 7% increase from the previous year.
- The temporary staffing segment accounted for 52% of the total U.S. staffing market revenue in 2022.
- U.S. staffing industry revenue per employee averaged $285,000 in 2022.
- Gross margin for U.S. staffing firms averaged 25.8% in 2022.
- IT staffing segment generated $38 billion in U.S. revenue in 2022.
- 68% of staffing firms adopted AI-powered applicant tracking systems (ATS) by 2023.
- 45% of recruiters used AI for resume screening in 2023, reducing time-to-hire by 30%.
- Video interviewing adoption in staffing reached 72% in 2023.
U.S. staffing is growing fast, fueled by technology and rising demand for temps, contracts, and AI recruiting.
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Demographics & Diversity23 stats
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42% of U.S. workforce is contingent, with temps making up 1.5% of total employment.
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Women represent 54% of temporary workers in the U.S. staffing industry.
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Gen Z comprises 28% of new staffing placements in 2023.
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35% of IT temps are from underrepresented minorities in the U.S.
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Average age of temporary workers is 38 years old globally.
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Hispanic/Latino workers account for 22% of U.S. industrial staffing placements.
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48% of healthcare temps are nurses aged 25-34.
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Black/African American representation in office staffing is 15%.
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Immigrants make up 25% of the U.S. temp workforce.
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29% of temps are college-educated in U.S.
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Millennials 52% of contingent workforce.
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Veterans 8% of temp hires U.S. 2023.
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LGBTQ+ representation 7% in staffing.
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Over-50 workers 19% of temps.
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Disabled workers 4% staffing hires.
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Asian workers 12% U.S. staffing.
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Rural workers 15% temp pool.
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Unionized temps 3% U.S.
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Gig workers 36% contingent.
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Part-time temps 28% workforce.
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High school grads 62% temps.
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Females in IT staffing 32%.
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Boomers retiring impact 12% shortage.
Interpretation
Demographics & Diversity Interpretation
In U.S. staffing demographics, 54% of temporary workers are women and Gen Z makes up 28% of new placements in 2023, showing the industry is steadily diversifying its temporary workforce across both gender and age.
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Employment & Staffing Trends24 stats
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U.S. staffing companies placed 18.2 million temporary and contract employees in 2022.
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37% of U.S. employers used staffing firms for temporary help in 2023, up from 32% in 2022.
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Industrial staffing jobs accounted for 1.2 million placements in the U.S. in 2022.
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Healthcare temporary staffing grew by 22% in 2022, representing 12% of total staffing placements.
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IT contract staffing in the U.S. saw 450,000 placements in 2023.
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46% of temporary workers in Europe were employed in the industrial sector in 2022.
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U.S. office-clerical staffing placements declined by 5% in 2022 to 1.8 million.
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Engineering staffing firms filled 120,000 positions in the U.S. in 2023.
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Scientific staffing segment grew 15% YoY with 250,000 placements globally in 2022.
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Australia’s temp agency placements reached 1.5 million in 2022, up 10%.
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U.S. staffing employment hit 17 million in 2023.
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Temp-to-perm conversions at 22% in U.S. 2023.
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Engineering placements up 18% in 2023 U.S.
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Healthcare placements 2.1M U.S. 2023.
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IT staffing placements 520K U.S. 2023.
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Industrial jobs 38% total placements.
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Scientific placements 180K global 2022.
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Office placements down 8% 2023.
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Admin staffing 1.4M placements U.S.
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Finance placements 95K U.S. 2023.
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Transportation staffing up 12%.
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Legal placements 45K U.S. 2023.
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Hospitality staffing 850K placements.
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Construction placements up 20%.
Interpretation
Employment & Staffing Trends Interpretation
In Employment and Staffing Trends, U.S. staffing firms expanded their footprint with 18.2 million temporary and contract placements in 2022 and a jump in usage by employers to 37% in 2023 from 32% the year before, signaling that reliance on staffing is accelerating rather than leveling off.
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Market Size & Growth24 stats
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The global staffing market size was valued at USD 512.8 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2023 to 2030.
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U.S. staffing industry revenue reached $189.6 billion in 2022, marking a 7% increase from the previous year.
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The temporary staffing segment accounted for 52% of the total U.S. staffing market revenue in 2022.
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Europe's staffing market grew by 8% in 2022, reaching €208 billion in total sales.
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Asia-Pacific staffing industry is projected to register the fastest CAGR of 6.8% between 2023 and 2030.
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U.S. staffing industry market share of industrial staffing was 36% in 2022.
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The contract staffing market in India grew by 15% YoY to reach INR 45,000 crore in FY2023.
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Global RPO market size was USD 7.5 billion in 2022, expected to reach USD 15.2 billion by 2030 at CAGR 9.2%.
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UK staffing sector turnover increased by 12% to £152 billion in 2022.
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Temporary help employment in the U.S. averaged 2.9 million per month in 2023.
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Global staffing market expected to reach $650 billion by 2028 at 5.5% CAGR.
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Canada staffing market $15 billion CAD in 2022, up 9%.
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Japan staffing market ¥6.5 trillion in 2022.
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Brazil staffing revenue BRL 120B 2022.
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Germany temp agency sales €35B 2022.
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France interim market €60B 2022 growth 7%.
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Australia recruitment market AUD 12B 2023.
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China staffing market RMB 800B 2022.
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Netherlands flex market €25B 2022.
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Italy staffing €20B 2022 up 10%.
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Spain ETT market €12B 2022.
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Sweden staffing SEK 100B 2022.
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Belgium interim €8B 2022 growth 5%.
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Norway staffing NOK 50B 2022.
Interpretation
Market Size & Growth Interpretation
With the global staffing market valued at USD 512.8 billion in 2022 and set to expand at a 5.1% CAGR through 2030, growth is clearly sustained across regions, including the US reaching $189.6 billion in 2022 and Asia-Pacific projected at the fastest 6.8% CAGR.
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Revenue & Economics24 stats
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U.S. staffing industry revenue per employee averaged $285,000in 2022.
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Gross margin for U.S. staffing firms averaged 25.8% in 2022.
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IT staffing segment generated $38 billion in U.S. revenue in 2022.
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Average bill rate for temporary industrial workers in the U.S. was $24.50per hour in 2023.
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Healthcare staffing revenue in the U.S. hit $30.5 billion in 2022, up 28%.
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Profit margins for large staffing firms averaged 4.2% in 2022.
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Global staffing industry profit pool was estimated at $25 billion in 2022.
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Average pay rate for U.S. temp workers was $18.75/hour in 2023.
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Office-clerical staffing revenue fell 3% to $22 billion in the U.S. in 2022.
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RPO services revenue grew 14% to $8.9 billion globally in 2022.
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Professional staffing revenue $42 billion in U.S. 2022.
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Average staffing firm EBITDA margin 5.1% 2022.
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Commercial staffing revenue $18B U.S. 2022.
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Net profit per placement $1,200avg staffing.
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SGA expenses 8.5% of revenue staffing.
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Markup avg 45% for temps U.S.
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Revenue growth 6% mid-market firms.
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Cost per hire $4,200avg staffing.
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EBITDA 6.2% large firms 2023.
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Bill rate growth 4.5% 2023.
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SG&A 9.2% revenue 2023.
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Profit per employee $28K avg.
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Markup industrial 42% avg.
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Net revenue growth 7.2%.
Interpretation
Revenue & Economics Interpretation
In the Revenue & Economics landscape of U.S. staffing and recruiting, 2022 revenue strength is clear with healthcare staffing reaching $30.5 billion and IT staffing at $38 billion, while overall economics remain modest since gross margins averaged 25.8% and large firms earned only 4.2% profit margins.
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Technology Adoption24 stats
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68% of staffing firms adopted AI-powered applicant tracking systems (ATS) by 2023.
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45% of recruiters used AI for resume screening in 2023, reducing time-to-hire by 30%.
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Video interviewing adoption in staffing reached 72% in 2023.
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55% of staffing agencies integrated CRM software with ATS in 2022.
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Blockchain for credential verification used by 12% of global staffing firms in 2023.
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Mobile recruiting apps downloaded by 40% more candidates in 2023.
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Predictive analytics for turnover prediction adopted by 35% of large recruiters.
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Chatbots handled 25% of initial candidate inquiries in staffing in 2023.
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62% of staffing pros used LinkedIn Recruiter with AI enhancements in 2023.
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VR training for temps implemented by 18% of firms in 2023.
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75% of staffing firms use ATS with AI matching.
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51% recruiters use programmatic job advertising.
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39% firms use skills ontologies in ATS.
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67% use candidate experience platforms.
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28% use gamification in recruiting.
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44% ATS with diversity analytics.
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59% use NLP for job descriptions.
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73% mobile-optimized career sites.
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31% AI sourcing tools.
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52% virtual onboarding tech.
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66% ATS integrations with LinkedIn.
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47% predictive hiring models.
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70% video assessments used.
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55% automation in scheduling.
Interpretation
Technology Adoption Interpretation
By 2023, technology adoption in staffing had accelerated sharply, with 68% of firms using AI-powered ATS and 72% adopting video interviews, while AI resume screening cut time-to-hire by 30%.
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Technology adoption is reshaping staffing & recruiting
A majority of staffing firms have adopted AI-enabled tools and modern recruiting workflows, indicating rapid digital transformation.
75% of staffing firms use ATS with AI matching.75%
73% mobile-optimized career sites.73%
Video interviewing adoption in staffing reached 72% in 2023.72%
68% of staffing firms adopted AI-powered applicant tracking systems (ATS) by 2023.68%
44% ATS with diversity analytics.44%
39% firms use skills ontologies in ATS.39%
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