Professional recruitment in the U.S. - statistics & facts

Professional recruitment in the United States has seen significant challenges like technological advancements and overcoming adverse circumstances in the face of a global pandemic and unfavorable economic conditions. Despite this, the industry has remained a vital component of the U.S. economy and has continued to grow. Staffing and recruiting industry sales were at a record high in the United States in 2022, with the market size of the industry reaching almost 210 billion U.S. dollars in the same year.

Challenges, strategies, and trends

The top challenge that faced companies in the recruitment process in North America in the last year was that there were not enough people to fill open positions. The main new recruitment strategies were making sure the hiring process was faster and increasing salaries for new open roles. The rise of remote work has also led to more virtual recruitment exercises, as the top usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in the recruiting process were chatbots and intelligent messaging. This has demonstrated a willingness in the industry to adapt to change with progressive new hiring objectives and the introduction of new technologies.

Leading players

The United States has been home to several leading firms when it has come to professional recruitment. Some of these prestigious businesses have recorded revenues of billions of dollars over the last few years. With its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, Kforce has consistently been one of these firms. Robert Half International, with headquarters in California, generated revenues of over seven billion dollars in the last year. When broken down by business segment, Robert Half International saw the largest share of its service revenue coming from its permanent placement talent solutions division. These companies have continued to play important roles in recruitment processes as there were almost nine million job openings in the United States as of January 2024.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 21, 2024

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