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Staffing and recruitment

The 21 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $22 bn combined; the largest are Kanzhun Ltd (BZ), Korn Ferry (KFY) and Robert Half (RHI). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

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21 companies value 22 bn revenue 42 bn margin 1.6% free cash flow 1.9 bn avg. score 4.0
BZ holds 34.0% of the group's value, 1.9x the runner-up · RHI leads the industry without being the largest
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 BZ Kanzhun Ltd
China · score 7.1
 34% 7.5 bn 1.2 bn 33.1% 0.6 bn 8.4% 1.1% Online recruiting platform in China · China — revenue of $1.2bn
2 KFY Korn Ferry
United States · score 7.2
 18% 3.9 bn 3.0 bn 9.4% 0.3 bn 8.1% 2.8% Executive search and human capital consulting · Executive consulting and senior-level headhunting
3 RHI Robert Half
United States · score 6.4
 15% 3.4 bn 5.3 bn 2.2% 0.2 bn 6.4% 7.1% Specialized staffing and Protiviti consulting · Leader in specialized finance and accounting recruiting
4 MAN ManpowerGroup
United States · score 5.3
 9% 1.9 bn 19 bn 0.6% 0.1 bn 3.6% 3.5% Temporary staffing, recruiting and outsourcing · One of the largest global temporary staffing networks
5 AMN AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC
United States · score 6.9
 7% 1.6 bn 3.4 bn 3.1% 0.4 bn 28.0% — Healthcare staffing and recruitment · Texas — revenue of $3.4bn
6 UPWK UPWORK, INC
United States · score 7.1
 5% 1.1 bn 0.8 bn 12.9% 0.2 bn 19.2% — Freelance work marketplace · California — revenue of $787m
7 KFRC KFORCE INC
United States · score 5.3
 4% 0.9 bn 1.3 bn 2.7% 0.0 bn 2.5% 3.0% Staffing of technology, finance and accounting professionals · Florida — revenue of $1.3bn
8 KELYA KELLY SERVICES INC
United States · score 3.5
 2% 0.5 bn 4.1 bn -6.7% 0.0 bn 3.9% 2.1% Temporary staffing and outsourcing in five specialties · Michigan — revenue of $4.1bn
9 ZIP ZIPRECRUITER, INC.
United States · score 3.1
 2% 0.4 bn 0.5 bn 6.2% 0.0 bn 5.8% — AI-powered job marketplace · California — revenue of $452m
10 RCMT RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
United States · score 6.6
 1% 0.3 bn 0.3 bn 5.1% 0.0 bn 8.5% — Business and technology solutions for operational performance · New Jersey — revenue of $334m
11 TBI TrueBlue, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
 1% 0.2 bn 1.7 bn -3.3% -0.1 bn -27.2% — Specialized workforce solutions, since 1989 · Washington — revenue of $1.7bn
12 HQI HireQuest, Inc.
United States · score 5.8
 1% 0.2 bn 0.0 bn 27.1% 0.0 bn 3.9% — Temporary staffing franchises and labor placement · South Carolina — revenue of $30m
13 MHH Mastech Digital, Inc.
United States · score 6.2
 0% 0.1 bn 0.2 bn 1.2% 0.0 bn 12.7% — Data and analytics and IT staffing · Pennsylvania — revenue of $176m
14 CIRC CIRCLE8 GROUP INC
United States · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.8 bn -19.4% -0.0 bn -60.0% — IT consulting and talent staffing in Europe · New Jersey — revenue of $800m
15 YOUL Youlife Group Inc.
China · score 3.7
 0% 0.0 bn 0.4 bn 1.3% 0.0 bn — 5.3% — Employment and training services for blue-collar workers · China — revenue of $426m
16 LGCL Lucas GC Ltd
China · score 1.1
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn 0.9% -0.0 bn -310.6% — Recruitment and outsourcing through a professional network · China — revenue of $149m
17 BGSF BGSF, INC.
United States · score 0.8
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn -9.0% 0.0 bn -7.8% 50.8% Staffing for property management and commercial real estate · Texas — revenue of $92m
18 JOB GEE Group Inc.
United States · score 3.7
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn -0.1% 0.0 bn 6.1% — Recruiting and staffing, with roots going back to 1893 · Florida — revenue of $84m
19 YFOR YYForce Inc.
Singapore · score 1.2
 — — 0.1 bn -31.9% -0.0 bn — — App-based manpower outsourcing and smart cleaning services in Singapore and Malaysia · Singapore — revenue of $64m
20 BIYA Baiya International Group Inc.
China · score 1.5
 — — 0.0 bn -72.3% 0.0 bn — — Labor hiring platform in China · China — revenue of $10m
21 IPDN Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
United States · score 0.8
 — — 0.0 bn -143.8% 0.0 bn — — Diversity-focused recruiting and professional network · Illinois — revenue of $6m

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