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Jon Osborne

About Jon Osborne

Jon Osborne is VP, strategic research at Staffing Industry Analysts. He can be reached at josborne (at) staffingindustry (dot) com.

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102, 2014

By the Numbers: A Brave New World

By |February 1st, 2014|

Some Statistics on Staffing’s Changes Over Time

  • Global online staffing estimated revenue 2012-2014
  • Percent of larger buyers that use VMS
  • The grade staffing buyers gave staffing firms

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112, 2013

By the Numbers: Merger & Acquisition Data Points

By |December 1st, 2013|

 

  • Average number of acquisitions made in the last three years as a function of firm size.
  • M&A multiples paid in 2013.
  • Most common acquisition targets.

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111, 2013

By the Numbers: IT Staffing Growing Ahead

By |November 1st, 2013|

  • How much do IT contingent buyers spend?
  • IT temp staffing growth.
  • Percent of IT staffing firms with some workers on a bench model.

109, 2013

By the Numbers: The Affordable Care Act

By |September 1st, 2013|

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108, 2013

By the Numbers

By |August 1st, 2013|

In this month’s “By the Numbers”

  • Primary model used to manage contingent workforce programs
  • Percent of staffing firms that offer a VMS
  • Percent of staffing firms that offer an MSP

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107, 2013

You Ask/We Answer

By |July 1st, 2013|

What are the projections for industrial staffing?

Question: With the economy improving, what does the future look like for industrial staffing?

Answer: Industrial staffing will still grow this year, but its rate of growth has decelerated from the high of 2010 when the industry was in the first throes of recovering from the recession. Industrial staffing […]

107, 2013

By the Numbers

By |July 1st, 2013|

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106, 2013

By the Numbers

By |June 1st, 2013|

In this month’s “By the Numbers”

  • Cold calling still works, according to buyers
  • Sales executive compensation
  • Staffing firm priorities

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105, 2013

By the Numbers

By |May 1st, 2013|

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103, 2013

By the Numbers

By |March 1st, 2013|

In this month’ “By the Numbers”

  • What are staffing firm’s expctations on marketing/advertising spend?
  • Which marketing tactic has the highest bang-to-buck return?
  • How much does staffing spend on marketing compared to other industries?

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