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Staffing Company Expects Continued Strong Demand in Coming Year
Brookfield, Wis. – February 22, 2013 – Express Employment Professionals, the largest privately held U.S. staffing company, announces that temporary staffing sales by franchisees totaled more than $2.3 billion in 2012, up 10 percent from a record $2.1 billion in 2011. Since 2009, Express franchisees’ temporary staffing sales have increased 101 percent as staffing companies have become a significant driver of the nation’s job growth.
“The company’s ongoing rapid growth is indicative of a fundamental shift in hiring practices as employers increasingly rely on temporary workers for flexible staffing solutions that can respond to real-time market conditions,” said Rick Grimord, CEO of Express Employment Professionals in Brookfield, Wis.
In 2012, Express helped more than 367,000 workers find employment, up from 341,000 the year before. Express associates worked a total of nearly 117 million hours last year, an increase of more than 10 million hours from 2011 and an indicator that employer confidence has started to recover.
“Express built on our record-breaking results last year to drive our continued success in 2012, posting the highest sales totals in our company’s 30-year history,” said Robert A. Funk, Express Employment Professionals CEO and chairman of the board. “Express has shown that we understand the business pressures facing our customers and has established itself as a credible, trusted advisor to our clients.”
Express anticipates growth of 10 percent in 2013 based on continued strong demand for temporary workers, a view supported by industry experts.
The January 2013 American Staffing Association Staffing Index measuring employment in the U.S. staffing industry rose 3.7 percent for the month versus a year ago. Additionally, a September 2012 report by Staffing Industry Analysts forecast six percent growth for staffing in 2013 and predicted demand for several segments – including information technology, engineering, and industrial – would hit all-time highs.
Express Employment Professionals offers a full range of employment solutions including evaluation hire, temporary staffing, professional search and human resources. With more than 600 offices in the U.S., Canada and South Africa, Express is committed to the vision of helping as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people. For more information about Express and its services, visit www.expresspros.com.
The Brookfield, Wis. Express Employment Professionals franchise began operations in August of 2012 and provides expertise to the eastern portion of Waukesha County with temporary and full-time employees in a variety of fields including manufacturing, administrative, commercial, accounting and finance, technical and marketing.
The Brookfield Express office is located at 17550 West Bluemound Road, Suite 200, Brookfield, Wis. Businesses seeking employees may call 262-754-1350, email Richard.Grimord@expresspros.com, or visit the Express website at http://brookfieldwi.expresspros.com.
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