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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Staffing & Employment Ser...
Overview
Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
B
Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated B and is the 53rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
KELYA
KELLY SERVICES INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$433.95M$12.31-1.05%$25.70M-68.39x0.98
United States
BZ
KANZHUN LTD
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$10.05B$22.764.98%N/A33.37x0.26
China
KFY
KORN FERRY
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$3.64B$69.402.18%$450.16M14.49x0.92
United States
UPWK
UPWORK INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$2.27B$17.101.76%$151.00M9.29x1.07
United States
BBSI
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$1.10B$42.850.40%$84.95M21.43x2.65
United States
TNET
TRINET GROUP INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$3.04B$62.491.58%$328.00M21.18x33.47
United States
KFRC
KFORCE INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$519.28M$27.920.43%$67.89M11.63x1.78
United States
MAN
MANPOWERGROUP INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$1.76B$37.99-0.08%$228.90M-105.53x3.26
United States
PAYX
PAYCHEX INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$45.86B$127.421.49%$2.57B28.44x3.20
United States
ZIP
ZIPRECRUITER INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$369.38M$4.2410.13%$12.82M-11.46x-9.99
United States
RHI
ROBERT HALF INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$3.26B$32.072.26%$341.55M18.22x1.16
United States
ADP
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$115.17B$284.35-0.29%$6.35B28.38x7.63
United States
IPDN
PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$9.87M$3.9533.45%-$2.10M-2.65x0.78
United States
NSP
INSPERITY INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$1.76B$46.641.83%$126.00M42.79x17.02
United States
NIXX
NIXXY INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$37.08M$1.78-3.26%-$28.02M-0.74x0.99
United States
STRR
STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$30.96M$11.241.13%-$1.21M-8.64x0.39
United States
ATLN
ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$172.21M$2.952.79%-$61.14M-1.34x-6.78
United States
MHH
MASTECH DIGITAL INC
NYSEMKT
Staffing & Employment Services
$82.84M$7.03-0.85%$4.09M100.43x0.26
United States
BGSF
BGSF INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$41.62M$3.731.91%$2.13M-6.54x0.91
United States
HSII
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$1.21B$58.210.02%$62.76M35.07x1.32
United States
TBI
TRUEBLUE INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$166.55M$5.570.36%$9.59M-4.76x1.20
United States
HQI
HIREQUEST INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$122.78M$8.775.41%$7.12M35.08x0.43
United States
GLXG
GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$6.91M$4.320.47%$1.10M9.86x3.11
China
JOB
GEE GROUP INC
NYSEMKT
Staffing & Employment Services
$22.21M$0.20-0.49%-$23.20M-0.62x0.20
United States
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Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)


Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -4 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KELYA as a "A".

KELYA passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kelly Services has seen its stock lose -39.63% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -15 percentage points.

Kelly Services has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 103.09% from Kelly Services's current stock price of $12.31.

Kelly Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kelly Services, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)


Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

BZ passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 41.37% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 66 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 9.84% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $22.76.

Kanzhun stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kanzhun, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)


Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

KFY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock lose -4.39% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 20 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $80.00, an upside of 15.27% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $69.40.

Korn Ferry stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Korn Ferry, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the staffing & employment service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 13 staffing & employment service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 staffing & employment service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)


Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.17%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.04%. Robert Half's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Robert Half's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Robert Half's dividend payout ratio of 127.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)


Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.95%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.04%. Manpowergroup's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Manpowergroup's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Manpowergroup's dividend payout ratio of -627.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)


Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.55%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.04%. Kforce's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kforce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kforce's dividend payout ratio of 64.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks up?

Staffing & employment service stocks were up 0.97% in the last day, and down -2.6% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why staffing & employment service stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks right now are:

1. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)


Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kelly Services has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kelly Services's stock has dropped -39.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -15 percentage points.

2. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)


Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) is the second most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kforce has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kforce's stock has dropped -50.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -26 percentage points.

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)


Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the third most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Korn Ferry has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has dropped -4.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 20 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

50% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 16.46% over the next year.

6.67% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.67% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the staffing & employment services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the staffing & employment services industry is 26.39x.
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