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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 47th 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
HSII	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC	$48.65	$32.52	49.61%	29.31x	16.69x	0.86x	2.05x	0.76x	$111.30M	11.08%	$492.49M	23.85	$902.79M	14.39
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$14.07	N/A	N/A	-78.17x	6.53x	0.11x	0.39x	N/A	$105.00M	21.20%	$1.27B	35.97	$611.89M	23.81
KFY	KORN FERRY	$73.18	$42.95	70.40%	15.60x	14.20x	1.37x	2.04x	1.62x	$301.88M	7.97%	$1.87B	36.05	$3.36B	7.63
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$21.53	$9.38	129.58%	36.68x	26.91x	8.90x	4.28x	1.29x	$382.15M	4.07%	$2.19B	5.04	$9.02B	N/A
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$13.99	N/A	N/A	7.60x	13.72x	2.39x	3.05x	N/A	$199.00M	10.76%	$608.65M	4.61	$1.93B	12.80
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$46.41	$16.93	174.18%	23.21x	21.19x	1.02x	5.59x	3.02x	-$9.57M	-0.80%	$213.35M	8.27	$936.20M	11.02
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$65.59	$27.95	134.68%	22.23x	20.18x	0.62x	29.79x	2.12x	$617.00M	19.60%	$107.00M	2.23	$2.71B	8.27
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$41.24	N/A	N/A	-114.56x	14.68x	0.11x	0.96x	N/A	-$70.00M	-3.65%	$1.99B	42.89	$3.34B	14.60
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$32.00	N/A	N/A	13.33x	14.99x	0.42x	4.43x	N/A	$60.50M	10.67%	$134.42M	7.59	$665.70M	9.81
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$302.65	$90.66	233.84%	30.20x	27.75x	5.99x	19.81x	3.24x	$4.40B	3.57%	$6.19B	15.20	$128.34B	20.22
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$137.57	$44.99	205.78%	29.91x	25.21x	8.89x	12.01x	2.64x	$1.71B	3.45%	$4.13B	11.46	$52.90B	21.24
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$35.81	$18.27	95.97%	20.35x	25.33x	0.65x	2.78x	1.57x	$284.75M	7.92%	$1.31B	13.07	$3.51B	10.27
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$4.41	N/A	N/A	-11.92x	-7.65x	0.89x	-5.83x	N/A	$13.88M	3.47%	-$65.87M	-0.73	$739.09M	57.66
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$52.90	$15.43	242.89%	48.53x	64.32x	0.30x	17.79x	2.07x	-$93.00M	-4.67%	$112.00M	2.97	$1.91B	15.17
BGSF	BGSF INC	$5.61	N/A	N/A	-9.84x	-6.52x	0.28x	0.80x	N/A	$12.22M	19.77%	$78.29M	7.11	$105.39M	49.60
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$1.58	N/A	N/A	-0.66x	N/A	2.00x	5.02x	N/A	-$4.39M	-14.49%	$6.56M	0.34	$33.17M	-1.18
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.20	N/A	N/A	-0.61x	N/A	0.21x	0.43x	N/A	-$581.00k	-2.50%	$50.40M	0.46	$6.75M	-0.29
CLIK	CLICK HOLDINGS LTD	$0.35	$2.64	-86.87%	5.77x	N/A	0.61x	0.99x	0.05x	N/A	N/A	$5.26M	0.37	$5.10M	N/A
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$0.50	N/A	N/A	11.36x	N/A	2.07x	9.60x	N/A	$857.92k	10.80%	$833.40k	0.05	$6.90M	6.27
HSON	HUDSON GLOBAL INC	$9.05	N/A	N/A	-7.42x	82.27x	0.20x	0.63x	N/A	-$1.82M	-6.73%	$39.47M	13.22	$8.73M	-9.08
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$9.24	$5.82	58.81%	36.96x	23.10x	3.82x	1.97x	0.76x	$14.43M	11.21%	$65.56M	4.71	$132.73M	18.65
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$7.35	N/A	N/A	105.00x	N/A	0.43x	0.99x	N/A	$7.28M	8.42%	$87.81M	7.46	$61.82M	15.13
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.76	N/A	N/A	-1.71x	N/A	0.46x	-11.89x	N/A	$3.20M	1.57%	-$18.46M	-0.34	$297.00M	-4.86
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$6.11	N/A	N/A	-5.22x	-10.72x	0.12x	0.60x	N/A	-$54.71M	-30.00%	$305.19M	10.22	$116.84M	12.19
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$2.25	N/A	N/A	-1.51x	N/A	0.74x	1.26x	N/A	-$2.39M	-50.27%	$4.47M	2.12	$5.63M	-2.69

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII)

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) 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 Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 26 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35.

HSII passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heidrick & Struggles International has seen its stock return 29.77% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 40 percentage points.

Heidrick & Struggles International has an average 1 year price target of $49.00, an upside of 0.72% from Heidrick & Struggles International's current stock price of $48.65.

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

2. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) 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 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 -5 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KELYA as a "B".

KELYA passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kelly Services has seen its stock lose -32.06% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -22 percentage points.

Kelly Services has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 77.68% from Kelly Services's current stock price of $14.07.

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.

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) 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 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 48, which is 13 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 35.

KFY passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock return 4.99% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 16 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $80.00, an upside of 9.32% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $73.18.

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 12 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 6.26%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.91%. 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 5.48%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.91%. 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 4.81%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.91%. 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 0.2% in the last day, and up 1.93% 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 -32.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -22 percentage points.

2. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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.

Upwork 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.

Upwork's stock has gained 44.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 55 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 gained 4.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 16 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 11.86% over the next year.

6.25% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.25% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% 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 27.96x.

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Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

1. Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII)

2. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

2. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

3. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

1. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

2. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

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