Owners of Five Successful Offices Named Express Franchisees of the Year Rantoul, IL - 03/21/2021 In their nearly 20 years with Express Employment Professionals, Richard and Lynn Yoerk have come full circle from working in a franchise to owning five of their own today in Illinois.

Nearly Half of Companies Have Recently Hired Out of Desperation OKLAHOMA CITY - 03/23/2022 Struggling with a depleted applicant pool, nearly 2 in 5 businesses (39%) report hiring someone they otherwise would not have in order to fill an open position, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals.

Increased Employee Workloads Top Reason Businesses are Hiring OKLAHOMA CITY - 03/09/2022 Sixty percent of companies plan to increase their number of employees in the first half of 2022 primarily due to increased workloads (49%), according to a new survey from Express Employment Professionals conducted by The Harris Poll.

67% of Blue Collar Workers Say COVID-19 Pandemic Changed How Society Views Their Jobs OKLAHOMA CITY - 02/23/2022 Two years after many U.S. businesses temporarily shut down to try to contain the first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, America's blue collar workforce feels they are more respected and appreciated, and even more in demand than before the pandemic.

61% of Companies Report Supply Chain Issues Hindering Growth and Forcing Lower Hiring Standards OKLAHOMA CITY - 02/09/2022 A month into the first quarter of 2022, the demand for goods due to the holidays has passed, but businesses still say they are caught in a vicious cycle hindering overall growth and hiring fueled by continual supply chain failures. 

Are Vaccine Mandates Pushing Employers to the Brink? OKLAHOMA CITY - 01/26/2022 Eleven million positions are waiting to be filled at companies across the U.S. with less than one available worker to fill each job opening. This comes as companies grapple with the latest challenge to hiring and retention-vaccine mandates.