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Staffing World 2010

Temporary Help Sales by Quarter

Temporary Help Sales ($ billions)
Annual Percent Change
  1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Annual
2009 13.014
-26.5%
12.693
-30.3%
13.337
-25.9%
14.479
-13.7%
53.523
-24.3%
2008 17.699
1.5%
18.215
-1.3%
17.996
-4.7%
16.773
-10.5%
70.682
-3.8%
2007 17.434
0.2%
18.454
2.3%
18.877
3.6%
18.738
0.7%
73.502
1.6%
2006 17.470
9.3%
18.044
5.2%
18.217
1.9%
18.606
0.7%
72.336
4.1%
2005 15.980
12.0%
17.155
7.5%
17.883
7.1%
18.474
8.1%
69.491
8.5%
2004 14.273
8.0%
15.964
14.4%
16.702
14.5%
17.094
14.5%
64.034
13.0%
2003 13.210
5.2%
13.952
1.5%
14.583
0.6%
14.932
2.5%
56.677
2.4%
2002 12.554
-12.0%
13.748
-3.3%
14.497
1.5%
14.570
7.4%
55.370
-1.7%
2001 14.264
-5.6%
14.216
-11.3%
14.282
-13.2%
13.563
-16.2%
56.324
-11.7%
2000 15.108
10.9%
16.026
9.5%
16.459
7.4%
16.181
1.0%
63.774
7.0%
1999 13.627
8.5%
14.631
8.0%
15.328
11.0%
16.016
13.9%
59.603
10.4%
1998 12.557
15.9%
13.548
12.6%
13.812
9.3%
14.063
7.1%
53.980
11.0%
1997 10.834
19.4%
12.033
18.6%
12.639
17.7%
13.132
20.4%
48.638
19.0%
1996 9.074
11.7%
10.145
19.2%
10.734
18.6%
10.908
16.8%
40.861
16.7%
1995 8.122
23.8%
8.514
14.7%
9.049
13.6%
9.339
11.1%
35.024
15.4%
1994 6.561
24.5%
7.421
26.4%
7.968
25.1%
8.403
27.2%
30.352
25.9%
1993 5.268
22.6%
5.870
23.0%
6.368
24.2%
6.606
22.6%
24.111
23.1%
1992 4.296
na
4.774
na
5.127
na
5.387
na
19.584
12.6%
1991 --- --- --- --- 17.397
2.2%
1990 --- --- --- --- 17.027
Source: American Staffing Association,
Employment and Sales Survey, 1990–2010

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