Top industry challenges for North American staffing firms 2018

Top industry challenges for staffing firms in North America in 2018

The data displays the share of staffing firms in North America, by the top industry challenges for their organization in 2018. During the survey, 64% of the respondents indicated that a top challenge for their organization was skill shortage.

Skill shortages 64
Pricing pressure/ margin compression 49
Leveraging technology/ automation 36
Uncertainty over economy and future growth 35
Expansion of VMS business models 24
Competition from freelance/ gig platforms 19
Worker shift to non-traditional working models 13
Healthcare policies & regulations 11
Restriction on use of foreign labor 11