United States
US 53933986 | Procurement

Temporary Industrial Staffing in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights

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IBISWorld Research Department
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Temporary industrial staffing suppliers provide temporary workers for industrial or manufacturing jobs. The suppliers of temporary industrial staffing services are typically staffing agencies. These agencies source and screen job candidates, conduct interviews, and verify qualifications. Temporary staffing agencies also provide payroll and benefits administration as well as on-site management and support. Buyers of temporary industrial staffing services are typically industrial and manufacturing companies that need additional workers for short-term projects, seasonal work, or to cover absences.

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IBISWorld's research coverage on the Temporary Industrial Staffing procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.

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About this Market

What’s this procurement report about?

This procurement coverage of the Temporary Industrial Staffing market in the United States includes Production Workers, Welders, Construction Laborers, Mining Machine Operators, Machinists, Electricians, Engineers and Boiler Operators, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Millwrights and Painters. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-782-Temporary employment agency activities, NACE-78.20-Temporary Employment Agency Activities, NAICS-561320-Temporary help services and UNSPSC-80111604-Temporary technician staffing needs.

What common market terminology is included?

Common market terminology included in the Temporary Industrial Staffing procurement coverage includes Light Industrial (Light industrial includes a mix of manufacturing, production, service, and warehouse facilities.), American Staffing Association (ASA) (The ASA addresses the interests of staffing and recruiting agencies across all industries by providing public relations, education, legal and legislative advocacy, and professional practices.), Affordable Care Act (ACA) (A federal statute governing healthcare reform in the United States.) and Temp-to-Hire (The buyer has the option to hire a temporary employee during a trial period and later may decide to hire the employee permanently if qualifications are met.).

What companies are included as top suppliers?

The top companies covered in the Temporary Industrial Staffing procurement report as suppliers are Express Services Inc., Employbridge, Llc, TrueBlue Inc., Kelly Services Inc. and Allegis Group, Inc..

Opportunity Assessment

What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?

The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Temporary Industrial Staffing market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.

The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per hour, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.

Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Temporary Industrial Staffing market environment.

Buyer Power Score

What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?

The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Temporary Industrial Staffing procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.

These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.

Price Environment

What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?

The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Temporary Industrial Staffing market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.

Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.

Supply Chain & Vendors

What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?

The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Temporary Industrial Staffing market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.

Business Requirements

What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?

The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current market price for Temporary Industrial Staffing?

The 2026 benchmark market price for Temporary Industrial Staffing is $39.56 per hour. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.48 from 2023-26.

Who are the top vendors in the Temporary Industrial Staffing market?

The top vendors in the Temporary Industrial Staffing market include Express Services Inc., Employbridge, Llc, TrueBlue Inc., Kelly Services Inc. and Allegis Group, Inc..

What industries supply the Temporary Industrial Staffing market?

The top industries supplying the Temporary Industrial Staffing market are Commercial Real Estate in the US, Real Estate Sales & Brokerage in the US, Computer & Packaged Software Wholesaling in the US, Computer Manufacturing in the US, Office Supply Stores in the US and Art & Office Supply Manufacturing in the US.

What is the supply chain risk for Temporary Industrial Staffing?

Low supplier concentration fosters intense competition and empowers buyers in rate and service negotiations. The temporary industrial staffing market is characterized by low market share concentration, indicating suppliers compete heavily on price and quality of services. With many agencies vying for business based on service quality and pricing, buyers can drive value through competitive bidding and regular supplier benchmarking. Buyers should leverage this robust competition to secure cost-effective contracts and maintain strong negotiation leverage on terms.

What factors affect the price of Temporary Industrial Staffing?

Duration of assignment affects pricing in temporary industrial staffing as longer assignments (e.g., year-long assignments) often lead to reduced hourly rates due to discounts. For example, a staffing agency might charge a higher rate for a short-term assignment of a week, but offer a discounted rate per hour for assignments extending beyond a month, due to the revenue commitment from the buyer.

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