Boston, MA – March 9, 2023 – Global research and advisory firm Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) announced winners of the 2023 Best Staffing Firms to Work For yesterday during its Executive Forum North America conference. JOHNLEONARD was recognized as a winner in the staffing firms with 21 to 50 employees category.

Clients of winning agencies are more than [1.7 times OR 70%] more likely to be completely satisfied and candidates who have been placed by winning agencies are [1.8 times OR 80%] more likely to be completely satisfied with the services provided compared to those working with non-winning agencies.

Boston, MA (February 7, 2023) – JOHNLEONARD, a woman-owned staffing agency, announced today that they have won the Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and candidates. 

Economic Outlook

The U.S. labor market remained extremely tight throughout 2022. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.5 million jobs were added in 2022 and unemployment was at 3.5% for December, which is a significant drop from when it historically peaked at 14.7% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate, on track with pre-pandemic levels of 3.5%, is expected to increase as the coming 12 months unfold. According to the jobs report, hourly earnings increased by 5.1% on average over the last year. Additionally, the labor force participation rate in December was 62.3% and remained roughly the same throughout the year.

JOHNLEONARD is delighted to announce Sonia Blake as our 2022 Temporary Staffing Representative of the Year. To show our appreciation, Sonia received a $500 Outstanding Performer bonus to celebrate her remarkable accomplishment.

As 2022 comes to an end, look back at our top blog content viewed last year. It’s our goal to consistently provide our community of readers with the best career advice, staffing insights, resume tips, networking information, and much more. Review our most-read blog posts of 2022 and make sure you subscribe to our blog to receive our newest blogs throughout the new year!

We want to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our referral contest and helped make it a success. We truly value and appreciate you referring amazing candidates, like yourself, to JOHNLEONARD and trusting us to help your friends find a job they love.

Congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Winner, Naomi John! She will be receiving $1,000 in tuition assistance from JOHNLEONARD.

This week, September 12-18, we are joining the American Staffing Association (ASA) in celebrating National Staffing Employee Week! We are proud to take this opportunity to honor the many contributions of our incredible Temporary Staffing Representatives.

COVID-19 Recession

The coronavirus pandemic has caused significant hardship to the U.S. economy. From the very beginning of the crisis, the labor market was severely disrupted, sending the unemployment rate to record highs and causing millions of Americans to leave the labor force. Congressional Research Service data shows, that in April 2020, the unemployment rate reached 14.8%—the highest rate observed since data collection began in 1948, and nonfarm payrolls shed 22.1 million jobs between January 2020 and April 2020. Many individuals left the workforce over this period, and by April 2020 the labor force participation rate declined to 60.2%, a level not seen since the early 1970s.

June 14, 2022 – The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce honored JOHNLEONARD as one of the Small Businesses of the Year for Community Impact.