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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.

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Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated D and is the 92nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
KFY	KORN FERRY	$3.46B	13.60%	6.80%	12.41%	22.30%	0.92	2.21	88.40%	9.00%	13.13%
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$10.14B	14.90%	11.70%	15.09%	21.60%	0.25	4.18	84.50%	31.10%	36.53%
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$2.68B	41.00%	19.70%	21.13%	16.90%	1.09	1.44	77.80%	31.60%	17.61%
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$2.75B	152.40%	3.50%	20.07%	828.10%	30.14	1.11	18.50%	2.60%	4.64%
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$541.33M	29.10%	11.10%	21.02%	18.60%	1.83	1.88	27.10%	3.00%	4.05%
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$441.49M	N/A	-7.00%	-1.59%	-0.90%	-8.53	5.97	89.40%	-9.60%	-1.76%
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$897.50M	24.40%	7.30%	19.87%	95.60%	2.24	1.27	21.60%	4.50%	6.03%
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$1.32B	-1.00%	-0.30%	4.14%	5.20%	3.20	1.00	16.90%	-0.10%	0.78%
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$39.87B	40.00%	11.70%	24.02%	47.80%	3.20	1.27	72.80%	27.90%	39.53%
BGSF	BGSF INC	$49.06M	-15.40%	-8.40%	-12.36%	-7.70%	0.65	1.97	34.00%	-6.30%	-3.55%
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$2.77B	11.80%	5.50%	15.04%	20.10%	1.21	1.55	37.50%	2.80%	4.08%
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$104.02B	70.40%	7.20%	47.10%	55.60%	7.52	1.05	45.90%	19.80%	27.91%
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$307.80M	-12.90%	-6.20%	-8.31%	-9.50%	1.15	1.59	20.40%	-3.60%	-3.00%
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$22.89M	-295.30%	-152.90%	-172.02%	493.10%	0.53	0.23	1.00%	-39.20%	-38.87%
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$1.31B	16.40%	0.80%	8.57%	13.70%	22.13	1.12	14.00%	0.30%	0.80%
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$9.13M	-73.00%	-49.10%	-51.35%	-220.30%	0.43	0.43	49.40%	-66.50%	-66.46%
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.22B	7.70%	3.20%	6.52%	15.40%	1.48	1.53	87.60%	3.00%	3.88%
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$113.51M	10.50%	7.40%	10.75%	17.70%	0.40	2.40	100.00%	21.90%	24.60%
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$152.09M	-9.20%	-4.10%	-4.71%	-6.40%	1.27	2.01	24.00%	-1.80%	-1.59%
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$88.67M	N/A	-90.50%	-132.30%	-89.20%	-6.00	1.23	10.90%	-22.70%	-15.47%
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$20.79M	-54.30%	-46.90%	-48.25%	-145.70%	0.20	4.19	33.70%	-35.30%	-24.74%
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$5.76M	-164.20%	-83.90%	-98.48%	1,240.60%	0.44	3.21	42.60%	-100.50%	-98.34%
STRR	STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC	$34.70M	-10.40%	-7.00%	-4.11%	-10.40%	0.73	2.07	49.20%	-3.30%	-2.33%
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$86.56M	-0.10%	-0.10%	-0.80%	-2.50%	0.28	3.07	27.90%	0.00%	-0.37%

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Dec 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. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the #1 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: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33.

KFY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock lose -16.02% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 13 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $78.00, an upside of 18.16% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $66.01.

Korn Ferry stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Korn Ferry, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 69, which is 36 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33.

BZ passed 28 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 57.29% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 86 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $26.00, an upside of 18.07% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $22.02.

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. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 18 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 33.

UPWK passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Upwork has seen its stock return 18.53% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 48 percentage points.

Upwork has an average 1 year price target of $22.80, an upside of 11.06% from Upwork's current stock price of $20.53.

Upwork stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Upwork, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% 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. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.93%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.01%. Insperity's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Insperity's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Insperity's dividend payout ratio of 489.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) has an annual dividend yield of 6.46%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.01%. 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 148.4% 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 5.19%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.01%. 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 68.3% 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 0.26% in the last day, and down -0.31% 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. Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET)

Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET) is the 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.

Trinet Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Trinet Group's stock has dropped -39.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -10 percentage points.

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) 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.

Korn Ferry has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has dropped -16.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 13 percentage points.

3. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) 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.

Kelly Services has a valuation score of 14, which is -15 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KELYA a Valuation Rating of "B".

Kelly Services's stock has dropped -40.91% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -12 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 21.35% over the next year.

0% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% 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 23.71x.

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