BLS Monthly Temporary Help Employment

One row per month for the BLS Current Employment Statistics temporary help services employment series tracked on ASA's dashboard. Coverage runs from January 1990 through May 2026 for the United States, with the CES series identifier retained as a constant column. Values are employment levels from BLS as presented by ASA, not staffing-firm survey responses.

american-staffing-association-bls-monthly-employment·6 columns·7 KB·ASA site copyright / media attribution statement·updated 2mo ago
American Staffing Association

Source: American Staffing Association · connector code

Schema

series_idstring
yearint32
periodstring
monthint32
month_startdate32[day]
valuedouble

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