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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.

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Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated A and is the 18th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$302.59M	82,226,163	0.06%	99.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$261.74M	13,900,000	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$2.41B	46,505,570	0.12%	2.70%	Net Selling
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$907.63M	17,909,000	0.10%	62.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$273.09M	30,444,344	0.09%	13.75%	Net Selling
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$540.43M	34,731,943	0.08%	71.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$2.88B	45,904,738	0.10%	42.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$1.77B	38,195,270	0.11%	53.65%	Net Buying	Net Selling
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$1.04B	124,903,365	0.10%	69.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KFY	KORN FERRY	$3.88B	54,558,851	0.09%	11.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$6.86B	908,082,212	0.03%	12.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$104.23B	397,262,737	0.09%	2.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$35.96B	355,980,473	0.08%	11.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$3.45B	102,361,828	0.12%	7.57%	Net Selling
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$758.08M	24,235,180	0.09%	21.24%	Net Selling
BGSF	BGSF INC	$50.49M	10,673,981	0.03%	15.01%
STRR	STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC	$36.93M	3,689,403	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$82.41M	12,012,581	0.02%	81.65%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$1.80M	1,823,012	0.00%	19.75%
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$24.17M	109,870,686	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling
CIRC	CIRCLE8 GROUP INC	$56.75M	114,406,923	0.00%	96.12%	Net Buying
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$2.22M	481,677	0.00%	100.00%
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$9.02M	28,908,839	0.01%	7.33%	Net Buying

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP)

Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -17 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZIP as a "B".

ZIP passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ziprecruiter has seen its stock lose -10.24% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 6 percentage points.

Ziprecruiter has an average 1 year price target of $4.33, an upside of 17.74% from Ziprecruiter's current stock price of $3.68.

Ziprecruiter stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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.

2. Hirequest (NASDAQ:HQI)

Hirequest (NASDAQ:HQI) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Hirequest (NASDAQ:HQI) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 17 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 36.

HQI passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hirequest has seen its stock return 101.39% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 117 percentage points.

Hirequest has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, a downside of -9.72% from Hirequest's current stock price of $18.83.

Hirequest stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hirequest, 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.

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -2 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MAN as a "B".

MAN passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Manpowergroup has seen its stock return 31.98% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 48 percentage points.

Manpowergroup has an average 1 year price target of $57.33, an upside of 10.53% from Manpowergroup's current stock price of $51.87.

Manpowergroup stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Manpowergroup, 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.

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 7.01%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.06%. 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 205.2% 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 5.17%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.06%. 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 -558.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) has an annual dividend yield of 4.86%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.06%.

Kanzhun's dividend payout ratio of 11.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks down?

Staffing & employment service stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and down -0.82% 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 71, which is 39 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has dropped -51.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -36 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 11 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has dropped -0.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 15 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 100, which is 68 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kanzhun's stock has dropped -37.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -22 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 10.5% over the next year.

0% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 40% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 0% 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 20.56x.

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Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP)

2. Hirequest (NASDAQ:HQI)

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

3. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

1. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

3. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

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