Week 38 showed a solid bounce back after the holiday.

Week 38 was the first full week after Labor Day, so a large jump was obviously expected.  Based on looking at our 2018 and 2019 Labor Day week statistics, I had hoped for a 4% increase in assignments and 15% jump in hours.  I think I’ve said this before – I’m happy to be wrong!

We jumped an incredible 5.4% in assignments and 16.4% in hours.

When comparing against two weeks prior (skipping the short week), that represented an increase of 3.0% and 3.6% in assignments and hours respectively.

Here are the numbers:

All major indices continue to be above pre-COVID levels and our 4-week averages also remain strong.

Noteworthy:

• The mean pay rate went up to $16.79/hour, up from $16.53 two weeks ago (1.6% increase) and the highest rate since the end of May.
• Overall the billing last week for non-direct hire was the highest weekly total this year by a wide margin (2.8%).

New Talent Results

New Talent is simply defined as new talent records entered that week.  It’s a good proxy for new individuals looking for work.

We have seen remarkable consistency in each of the last 4 full weeks (less than 1% variability) and the highest since pre-COVID.  I’m hoping this trend indicates an increasing willingness of talent to start working again.

Users

Staffing Data Results 

Year over Year comparison: 2018-2020 Staffing Hours and Assignments

For those new to the Avionté RAW series, the numbers reflected are based on an aggregation of hosted Avionté data from hundreds of customers across the US and Canada.

Written by, John Long, Avionté, Founder & Co-Chairman, and Natalie Flint

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