Temporary placement firms: ranked by 2001 San Fernando Valley revenues.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPARE this year's list of the largest temporary placement firms in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. (based on 2001 revenues) to last year's and you don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. see a lot of changes. Going straight by the numbers, revenues at most companies remained flat. To some extent, many have to figure that's good news. An economic downturn Downturn The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one. downturn A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity. was already in place when the events of Sept. 11 virtually paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. the industry through the end of the year. But 2002 is a new year and many firms see promise over the next few quarters. While business in many sectors is picking up, owners are still exhibiting caution about hiring new employees to meet the demand. Instead, they're they're Contraction of they are. they're be calling on the services of temporary placement firms. In April, the most recent month for which figures are available, temporary agencies accounted for the biggest gains in U.S. jobs, adding 50,000 to 65,000 new positions. The most openings at the moment appear to be in light industrial, warehousing and distribution work. THE PACESETTER APPLEONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IT'S it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have likely the cliche about an "apple a day" is enough to make executives at AppleOne Employment Services sigh sigh (sī), n an audible and prolonged inspiration followed by a shortened expiration. sigh . But they'll they'll Contraction of they will. they'll will live, particularly since, given their domination domination the relationship between animals and humans in which little consideration is given to the rights of the animals. The prevailing sentiment is one of proprietary domination. of the temporary placement market, they must hear it a lot. AppleOne certainly dominates the temp agencies in the Valley, but that's not all. Based in Glendale Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. , it's also one of the largest privately held employment agencies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , with some 400 offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of (nine in the San Fernando Valley). It places job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. in a variety of temporary, temporary-to-permanent, and full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full positions in accounting, customer service, law and information technology, among other fields. The company also offers its corporate clients human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. services, such as payroll payroll a list of employees, their salary rates, tax deductions, amounts paid, payroll tax, long service leave entitlements. and tax filing, continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. . CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878. French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems. Howroyd, founder of the company, got the idea in 1964 after a conversation with a stranger who also happened to be an unhappy temp worker. He still runs the company. AppleOne, which reported $650 million in revenues nationwide, led the Valley market with $44.8 million in revenues here closer to home. AppleOne Vice President for Sales Marc Goldman Gold·man , Emma 1869-1940. Russian-born American anarchist. Jailed repeatedly for her advocacy of birth control and opposition to military conscription, she was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919. said the Valley weathered the recent economic downturn better than some areas because of its relative diversity, and is recovering quicker than other areas as well. "Still, the chances are as good as not the recovery will be like the downturn, slow and steady' Goldman said. [GRAPH graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. OMITTED] [GRAPH OMITTED]
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Revenues Employees
* name (millions) * S.F. Valley
* address * '01 S.F. * national
Valley/national
* '02 S.F.
Valley/national
1 AppleOne Employment Services $44.8/$650 74
Inc. NA/NA 1,148
327 W. Broadway
Glendale 91209
2 ACRO Service Corp. (2) 27.1/79 17
40 N. Altadena Drive NA/NA 106
Pasadena 91107
3 P. Murphy & Associates 22.9/22.9 20
Inc. (3) NA/NA Same
4405 Riverside Drive, Suite
105 Burbank 91505
4 Kelly Services (4) 22.2/4,500 17
303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., NA/NA 6,500
Suite 790 Burbank 91502
5 Adecco (1) 20/84 65
16255 Ventura Blvd., 11.2/27 30,000
Suite 1210
Encino 91436
6 Software Management 20/25 25
Consultants Inc. (5) NA/NA 29
500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1090
Glendale 91203
7 Spherion Corp. 16.5/3,700 27
15260 Ventura Blvd., 7.3/2,700 5,000
Suite 1150
Sherman Oaks 91403
8 Sharf, Woodward & Associates 16.4/16.4 20
Inc. (6) 8.2/NA 20
5900 Sepulveda Blvd,
Sherman Oaks 91411
9 Royal Staffing Services (7) 4.25/4.25 10
14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite NA/NA 10
214-W
Sherman Oaks 91423
10 Kimco Staffing (8) 3.5/65 16
17401 Ventura Blvd., Suite 835 NA/NA 190
Encino 91316
11 Canon Recruiting Group (9) 3.1/2.5 6
27936 Lost Canyon Road 4.7/NA 6
Santa Clarita 91387
12 Placement Group (10) 1.5/1.5 7
20750 Ventura Blvd., Suite 160 0.75/0.75 7
Woodland Hills 91364
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Other Profile
* name * average * S.F. Valley/
* address hourly wage national
* temp workers offices
placed per week * year
in S.F. Valley established
* headquarters
1 AppleOne Employment Services NA 9/230
Inc. 1,200 1964
327 W. Broadway Glendale
Glendale 91209
2 ACRO Service Corp. (2) 33.1 1/21
40 N. Altadena Drive 6 1994
Pasadena 91107 Livonia, Mich.
3 P. Murphy & Associates 25-190 1/1
Inc. (3) 90 1981
4405 Riverside Drive, Suite Burbank
105 Burbank 91505
4 Kelly Services (4) WND 6/2,200
303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., 985 1963
Suite 790 Burbank 91502 Troy, Mich.
5 Adecco (1) 11.8 7/1,758
16255 Ventura Blvd., WND 1965
Suite 1210 Melville, N.Y.
Encino 91436
6 Software Management WND 2/4
Consultants Inc. (5) WND 1983
500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1090 Glendale
Glendale 91203
7 Spherion Corp. N/A 6/941
15260 Ventura Blvd., 528 1926
Suite 1150 Ft. Lauderdale
Sherman Oaks 91403
8 Sharf, Woodward & Associates 53.0 1/1
Inc. (6) 7 1993
5900 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks 91411
9 Royal Staffing Services (7) 12.5 2/2
14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite WND 1967
214-W Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks 91423
10 Kimco Staffing (8) 14 3/30
17401 Ventura Blvd., Suite 835 300 1998
Encino 91316 Irvine
11 Canon Recruiting Group (9) 27.5 1/1
27936 Lost Canyon Road 7 1980
Santa Clarita 91387 Santa Clarita
12 Placement Group (10) 15 1/1
20750 Ventura Blvd., Suite 160 7 1993
Woodland Hills 91364 Woodland Hills
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Services Offered
* name (partial list)
* address
1 AppleOne Employment Services clerical, light
Inc. industrial, health care,
327 W. Broadway technical and
Glendale 91209 engineering, accounting
and finance
2 ACRO Service Corp. (2) aerospace, automotive,
40 N. Altadena Drive utilities, defense,
Pasadena 91107 government agencies
3 P. Murphy & Associates information technologies,
Inc. (3) accounting
4405 Riverside Drive, Suite
105 Burbank 91505
4 Kelly Services (4) Staff leasing,
303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., outsourcing, vendor-on-
Suite 790 Burbank 91502 site and full-time
placement, industries
covered include office
services, accounting
5 Adecco (1) banking, entertainment,
16255 Ventura Blvd., automotive,
Suite 1210 manufacturing, technical,
Encino 91436 administrative,
industrial
6 Software Management finance, health care,
Consultants Inc. (5) pharmaceutical,
500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1090 entertainment,
Glendale 91203 information technology
7 Spherion Corp. clerical, industrial,
15260 Ventura Blvd., accounting, technical,
Suite 1150 legal, customer service,
Sherman Oaks 91403 sales, manufacturing
8 Sharf, Woodward & Associates IT, software engineers,
Inc. (6) electrical and aerospace
5900 Sepulveda Blvd, engineers, software
Sherman Oaks 91411 programmers
9 Royal Staffing Services (7) administrative,
14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite accounting, office
214-W support, entertainment,
Sherman Oaks 91423 legal, health care and
manufacturing
10 Kimco Staffing (8) office, industrial,
17401 Ventura Blvd., Suite 835 technical, accounting,
Encino 91316 temp to hire, direct hire
11 Canon Recruiting Group (9) insurance
27936 Lost Canyon Road
Santa Clarita 91387
12 Placement Group (10) information technology,
20750 Ventura Blvd., Suite 160 engineering, office
Woodland Hills 91364 support, finance and
accounting
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
1 AppleOne Employment Services Marc Goldman vice
Inc. president, sales and
327 W. Broadway mktng.
Glendale 91209 (800) 564-5644
2 ACRO Service Corp. (2) Jay Chhugani director
40 N. Altadena Drive (626) 577-9505
Pasadena 91107
3 P. Murphy & Associates Phyliss P. Murphy
Inc. (3) president
4405 Riverside Drive, Suite (818) 841-2002
105 Burbank 91505
4 Kelly Services (4) Alice Bowers
303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., vice president, regional
Suite 790 Burbank 91502 manager
(818) 559-7400
5 Adecco (1) Mara Klug regional vice
16255 Ventura Blvd., president
Suite 1210 (818) 986-3507
Encino 91436
6 Software Management Spencer L. Karpf
Consultants Inc. (5) president, ceo
500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1090 (818) 240-3177Spherion
Glendale 91203
7 Spherion Corp. Lisa Pierson
15260 Ventura Blvd., group vice president
Suite 1150 (818) 789-8211
Sherman Oaks 91403
8 Sharf, Woodward & Associates L. Woodward/B. Sharf
Inc. (6) co-presidents
5900 Sepulveda Blvd, (818) 989-2200
Sherman Oaks 91411
9 Royal Staffing Services (7) Rosemarie Wolff president
14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite (818) 981-1080
214-W
Sherman Oaks 91423
10 Kimco Staffing (8) Victoria Siegel
17401 Ventura Blvd., Suite 835 area manager
Encino 91316 (818) 728-0330
11 Canon Recruiting Group (9) Tim Grayem
27936 Lost Canyon Road owner
Santa Clarita 91387 (661) 252-7400
12 Placement Group (10) Charles Charthern
20750 Ventura Blvd., Suite 160 managing partner
Woodland Hills 91364 (818) 932-0870
NA-Not Available
N/A-Not Applicable
WND-Woud Not Disclose
(1)Revenues generated through April 30, 2002.
The information on this list was provided by representatives of the
businesses themselves. The temporary placement firms are ranked by 2001
San Fernando Valley revenues, respectively. To the best of our
knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every
effort is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list,
omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur. Please send
corrections or additions on company letterhead to the Editor, San
Fernando Valley Business Journal, 21300 Victory Blvd., Suite 205,
Woodland Hills 91367. (C)2002 San Fernando Valley Business Journal. This
list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior written
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Researched by Armina de las Alas
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