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Staffing World 2010

Temporary Help Average Daily Employment (ADE) by Quarter

Temporary Help Average Daily Employment (millions)
Annual Percent Change
  1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Annual
2009 1.987
-27.9%
1.917
-30.2%
2.045
-23.9%
2.089
-15.2%
2.010
-24.6%
2008 2.757
-1.7%
2.749
-6.5%
2.689
-11.8%
2.464
-19.5%
2.665
-10.1%
2007 2.805
-1.8%
2.940
0.1%
3.047
2.3%
3.059
-0.3%
2.963
0.1%
2006 2.857
5.5%
2.937
3.2%
2.980
0.5%
3.069
-1.5%
2.960
1.8%
2005 2.709
11.1%
2.845
7.2%
2.966
7.1%
3.115
9.8%
2.909
8.7%
2004 2.439
9.2%
2.653
16.1%
2.770
13.9%
2.838
10.6%
2.675
12.4%
2003 2.234
11.9%
2.286
8.9%
2.432
6.9%
2.566
13.5%
2.380
10.3%
2002 1.997
-15.4%
2.098
-8.5%
2.275
-0.6%
2.260
0.2%
2.158
-6.2%
2001 2.362
-8.3%
2.292
-15.7%
2.288
-18.4%
2.256
-16.0%
2.299
-14.7%
2000 2.577
5.4%
2.718
5.6%
2.804
6.0%
2.687
-2.3%
2.675
3.6%
1999 2.445
1.1%
2.573
2.6%
2.646
2.9%
2.749
4.3%
2.603
2.8%
1998 2.419
8.9%
2.507
4.7%
2.570
1.2%
2.635
1.3%
2.533
3.8%
1997 2.221
11.1%
2.395
11.5%
2.540
10.8%
2.601
11.6%
2.439
11.3%
1996 1.998
7.0%
2.147
11.0%
2.293
12.4%
2.330
9.5%
2.192
10.0%
1995 1.868
19.5%
1.934
9.5%
2.039
7.2%
2.128
8.2%
1.992
10.0%
1994 1.564
23.2%
1.766
27.9%
1.903
29.2%
1.967
21.3%
1.800
25.3%
1993 1.270
28.8%
1.381
30.5%
1.472
21.1%
1.622
22.8%
1.436
25.4%
1992 0.985
na
1.058
na
1.216
na
1.321
na
1.145
17.2%
1991 --- --- --- --- 0.977
-1.3%
1990 --- --- --- --- 0.990
Source: American Staffing Association,
Employment and Sales Survey, 1990–2010

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