TEMPHELPSLabor MarketMonthly

TEMPHELPS — Temporary Help Services Employment

Latest value

2,499Thousands of persons

as of July 31, 2026

Refreshed hourly · Live via REST API

Total employees in the temporary help services subsector. First hires and first fires — the leading edge of labor-market shifts.

Update frequency

Monthly

Unit

Thousands of persons

Historical coverage

1990-01/..

Why TEMPHELPS matters

Recession forecasting (temp-help peaks 6–12 months before official recessions), staffing-industry equity analysis.

Get the latest value

Fetch the most recent Temporary Help Services Employment reading with a single GET request. Free tier includes 100 calls per day.

# cURL curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \ https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/TEMPHELPS # Python import requests r = requests.get( "https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/TEMPHELPS", headers={"X-API-Key": "brd_your_key"}, ) print(r.json()) # JavaScript const res = await fetch("https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/TEMPHELPS", { headers: { "X-API-Key": "brd_your_key" }, }); const data = await res.json();

Historical data

Retrieve the complete Temporary Help Services Employment history with min/max/change statistics. Use the range parameter to control the window (1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y, 5y). Free tier caps at 1 year; Pro extends to 5 years; Enterprise to 20 years.

curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \ "https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/TEMPHELPS/timeseries?range=5y"

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FAQ

What is TEMPHELPS?

TEMPHELPS is the series ID for Temporary Help Services Employment, sourced from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total employees in the temporary help services subsector. First hires and first fires — the leading edge of labor-market shifts.

What's the current TEMPHELPS value?

The most recent reading is 2,499 Thousands of persons as of July 31, 2026. This page updates hourly, or fetch fresh values via the REST API.

How do I get historical TEMPHELPS data?

Call GET /api/v1/indicators/TEMPHELPS/timeseries?range=5y with your API key. Free tier includes 1 year of history; Pro extends to 5 years; Enterprise to 20 years. Historical coverage: 1990-01/...

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