ASA Economic and Staffing Forecast, January 2027

A short online forecast from the American Staffing Association research team, listed for January 2027. It is one of four quarterly forecasts. It looks at the US economy and what it means for demand for staffing services.

What it covers

• Economic activity and how it affects demand for staffing.
• Inflation, including pay, bill rates and other costs for a staffing firm.
• The labour market and the openings it creates for staffing.
• The staffing industry itself, including estimates of hours worked and jobs in industrial, office-clerical, health care, professional-managerial and engineering, IT and scientific work.

Good to know

• The speakers are ASA chief economist Noah Yosif and economic analyst Max Aldrich.
• The session counts for 0.5 CE hours toward the ASA credential.
• The page asks people to sign in for access. The exact time is not shown on the page.