Business Services | Fourth Quarter 2018

February 2019 – For the fourth quarter of 2018, the SCA Business Services Index declined by approximately 16%, consistent with the general sell-off in the overall market at the end of 2018. Despite the economic uncertainty driving overall market volatility during the fourth quarter, the Business Services sector did experience several highlights, with temporary staffing reaching a record penetration rate of 2.06% of all employment and private sector employment adding over 271,000 jobs in December.

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