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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 B and is the 33rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$7.30	N/A	N/A	25.17x	N/A	0.43x	0.98x	N/A	$6.25M	7.34%	$87.43M	7.49	$61.74M	8.44
KFY	KORN FERRY	$64.04	$39.86	60.68%	13.57x	13.77x	1.21x	1.84x	1.64x	$316.35M	9.57%	$1.79B	34.74	$3.09B	7.08
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$42.02	$14.35	192.82%	20.70x	19.64x	0.96x	4.90x	4.72x	-$4.07M	-0.37%	$221.40M	8.49	$819.44M	9.63
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$13.48	N/A	N/A	8.37x	16.34x	2.34x	3.17x	N/A	$139.12M	7.72%	$575.38M	4.31	$1.89B	17.47
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$39.71	$66.85	-40.60%	92.35x	14.76x	0.72x	1.79x	0.22x	$124.12M	15.40%	$452.82M	22.31	$395.65M	11.28
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$16.36	$8.58	90.57%	32.98x	22.41x	7.12x	3.47x	0.99x	$370.05M	5.13%	$2.05B	4.64	$6.80B	19.46
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$10.26	$13.19	-22.20%	38.00x	15.09x	4.10x	2.22x	0.31x	$11.53M	8.12%	$64.80M	4.68	$148.34M	19.51
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$11.73	N/A	N/A	-586.50x	5.03x	0.10x	0.33x	N/A	$20.10M	4.83%	$1.23B	34.78	$672.84M	23.20
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$80.46	$21.28	278.08%	23.73x	25.52x	0.78x	61.81x	11.08x	$420.00M	10.65%	$63.00M	1.29	$3.54B	9.78
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$149.81	$35.53	321.64%	31.02x	30.05x	9.92x	13.11x	5.96x	$1.61B	2.98%	$4.12B	11.43	$53.21B	21.74
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$38.62	N/A	N/A	15.03x	17.68x	0.51x	5.21x	N/A	$64.11M	9.14%	$138.03M	7.60	$787.70M	10.73
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$303.57	$71.01	327.52%	30.98x	30.51x	6.11x	21.05x	6.33x	$4.25B	3.44%	$5.86B	14.39	$124.81B	20.05
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$66.88	$25.69	160.33%	39.11x	30.19x	0.38x	21.15x	1.45x	$7.00M	0.28%	$119.00M	3.16	$2.33B	14.73
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$45.41	$23.91	89.93%	22.59x	22.48x	0.81x	3.53x	1.25x	$310.11M	6.78%	$1.31B	13.05	$4.54B	12.02
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$5.51	N/A	N/A	-42.38x	-9.23x	1.15x	40.42x	N/A	$36.20M	6.66%	$13.43M	0.14	$877.11M	22.28
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$4.44	N/A	N/A	-1.06x	-12.00x	0.09x	0.42x	N/A	-$41.21M	-30.77%	$315.36M	10.45	-$4.02M	0.09
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$1.82	N/A	N/A	-0.48x	N/A	17.50x	12.88x	N/A	-$2.33M	-21.70%	$2.58M	0.44	$31.90M	-1.53
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$44.25	$41.67	6.18%	18.99x	14.45x	0.12x	0.97x	0.54x	-$15.00M	-0.73%	$2.10B	44.93	$3.12B	8.81
BGSF	BGSF INC	$3.33	N/A	N/A	-10.74x	111.00x	0.13x	0.45x	N/A	$22.74M	62.67%	$82.27M	7.55	$86.11M	9.59
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.19	N/A	N/A	-0.86x	N/A	0.19x	0.25x	N/A	-$29.00k	0.00%	$83.64M	0.76	$4.26M	-0.19
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.41	N/A	N/A	-0.93x	N/A	0.28x	-17.71x	N/A	-$6.06M	-4.84%	-$12.02M	-0.33	$294.87M	-2.61
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$10.21	N/A	N/A	-6.42x	13.80x	0.22x	0.69x	N/A	-$2.81M	-9.16%	$40.43M	13.48	$11.66M	-5.53
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$0.62	N/A	N/A	14.18x	N/A	2.58x	11.98x	N/A	$857.92k	8.65%	$833.40k	0.05	$8.89M	8.07
CLIK	CLICK HOLDINGS LTD	$0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.74x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.38M	0.09	$5.52M	N/A
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$1.60	N/A	N/A	-0.77x	N/A	0.30x	0.63x	N/A	-$2.52M	-125.88%	$5.32M	4.25	$1.79M	-0.81

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in May 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. Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH)

Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 25 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 Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 2 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

MHH passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mastech Digital has seen its stock lose -9.88% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -2 percentage points.

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 25 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: B, and AI: C.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

KFY passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock return 3.51% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 11 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $80.00, an upside of 24.92% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $64.04.

Korn Ferry stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Korn Ferry, 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. Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI)

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 25 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 Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 20 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

BBSI passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barrett Business Services has seen its stock return 40.67% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 48 percentage points.

Barrett Business Services has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 7.09% from Barrett Business Services's current stock price of $42.02.

Barrett Business Services stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Barrett Business Services, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 11 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 4.8%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.41%. 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 108.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.96%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.41%. 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 59.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.41%. Manpowergroup's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Manpowergroup's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Manpowergroup's dividend payout ratio of 132.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks up?

Staffing & employment service stocks were up 2.02% in the last day, and up 1.49% over the last week. Paychex was the among the top gainers in the staffing & employment services industry, gaining 2.18% yesterday.

Paychex shares are trading higher after the company announced it increased its quarterly dividend.

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. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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.

Upwork has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has gained 3.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 11 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 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has gained 3.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 11 percentage points.

3. Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH)

Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH) 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.

Mastech Digital has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mastech Digital's stock has dropped -9.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -2 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 11.8% over the next year.

5.56% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% 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 28.88x.

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Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

1. Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH)

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

3. Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI)

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

2. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

1. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

3. Mastech Digital (NYSEMKT:MHH)

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