As I speak with my colleagues in the staffing industry, the one consistent thing that they share with me is “We are busy!”.  This means good news for business in America. 

Staffing is a leading indicator of doom and turnaround.  As I’ve written here before, our people were the first to be laid off in late 2007 and early 2008.  After all, if your orders are drying up, the quickest way to cut costs is to let the temps go and ask your base workforce to be more productive.  This just makes good sense.

Now that inventories are depleted and new orders for products are on the upswing, you need the people to get the product out the door.  A recent Business Week column indicates that temporary staffing has added 44,000 jobs since July.  This is similar to past recessions and is a clear indicator that manufacturing is turning around.

Staffing makes great sense for the manufacturing industry on a number of levels.  Answering customer demand and allowing workforces to ebb and flow with business needs are just two of the more important ones.  If your business can benefit from a more flexible workforce or if you need the expertise that a full service staffing company can offer, don’t hesitate to contact us.