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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Staffing & Employment Ser...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends

Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated C and is the 83rd ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Div. Payment Date
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$992.71M	2.84%	78.90%	$0.4000	$1.58	60%	0
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$1.12B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$322.83M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KFY	KORN FERRY	$3.74B	2.80%	37.30%	$0.5500	$2.06	59%	0	2026-07-31
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$2.61B	1.99%	33.10%	$0.2900	$1.13	44%	0	2026-07-27
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$6.60B	1.18%	15.50%	$0.1680	$0.17	26%	0
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$39.24B	4.04%	94.90%	$1.1900	$4.43	76%	0
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$1.82B	3.68%	-400.00%	$0.7200	$1.44	72%	1
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$1.81B	5.05%	-358.20%	$0.6000	$2.40	83%	2
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$98.51B	2.69%	60.20%	$1.7000	$6.64	57%	0
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$37.65M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$487.80M	2.13%	-4.00%	$0.0750	$0.30	47%	1
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$3.65B	6.62%	181.50%	$0.5900	$2.36	89%	0
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$263.91M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$944.56M	0.83%	20.30%	$0.0800	$0.32	17%	0
CIRC	CIRCLE8 GROUP INC	$57.72M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$2.37M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$93.59M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$175.56M	1.90%	51.10%	$0.0600	$0.24	42%	0
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$4.84M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$23.18M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGSF	BGSF INC	$62.63M	N/A	-198.00%	$0.1500	N/A	N/A	1
STRR	STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC	$42.06M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

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. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 6 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

KFRC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kforce has seen its stock return 30.22% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 44 percentage points.

Kforce has an average 1 year price target of $39.67, a downside of -28.75% from Kforce's current stock price of $55.67.

Kforce stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kforce, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 24 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

UPWK passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Upwork has seen its stock lose -30.32% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -17 percentage points.

Upwork has an average 1 year price target of $12.43, an upside of 37.64% from Upwork's current stock price of $9.03.

Upwork stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Upwork, 14.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 71.43% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP)

Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 4, which is -30 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

ZIP passed 1 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ziprecruiter has seen its stock lose -14.66% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -1 percentage points.

Ziprecruiter has an average 1 year price target of $3.50, a downside of -11.62% from Ziprecruiter's current stock price of $3.96.

Ziprecruiter stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ziprecruiter, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 6.62%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.98%. 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 181.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.05%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.98%. 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 -358.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX)

Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.04%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 2.98%. Paychex's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Paychex's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paychex's dividend payout ratio of 94.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks down?

Staffing & employment service stocks were down -1.41% in the last day, and up 1.33% over the last week.

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

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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Upwork has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has dropped -30.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -17 percentage points.

2. Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET)

Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET) is the second 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.

Trinet Group has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Trinet Group's stock has dropped -17.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -4 percentage points.

3. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) 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.

Kanzhun has a valuation score of 86, which is 62 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kanzhun's stock has dropped -22.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -9 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

46.67% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to fall by -0.75% over the next year.

0% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 93.75% are rated C (Hold), 6.25% 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 19.8x.

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