Job Market Uncertainty Pushes Commercial Staffing Stocks Up 80% This Year

As pundits predict that AI will lead to mass unemployment, staffing agency stocks are soaring.
Big name headhunters are raking it in as more and more workers search for jobs in a tight job market.
In August, the commercial staffing industry group rallied 39%.

That pushed the crop of low profile, but currently lucrative, stocks to a collective gain of… Copyright ©2026 Investor's Business Daily, LLC.
| Product | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |



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