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Staffing & recruiting franchises — the FDD facts
Every staffing & recruiting franchise in our corpus, on the numbers their own FDDs put on record — what it costs to open, whether the franchisor discloses earnings, how many outlets close, and the risk signals. Not marketing copy.
| Franchise | Total investment | Item 19 | Closure rate | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Team | $78,200 – $122,800 | — | 0% | Medium |
| ATC Healthcare Services | $158,500 – $302,500 | ✓ | 2.9% | Low |
| AtWork | $95,000 – $250,000 | ✓ | 25% | Medium |
| DES Franchise Group | $66,500 – $103,050 | ✓ | 0% | Low |
| Express Employment Professionals | $131,000 – $598,700 | ✓ | 0.3% | High |
| GigWorx | $115,000 – $151,000 | ✓ | — | Medium |
| GRN Global Recruiters | $32,600 – $44,700 | — | 14.9% | High |
| Jomsom Staffing Services | $110,750 – $521,700 | — | — | Medium |
| Labor Finders | $159,535 – $363,200 | — | 1.2% | Medium |
| Motivera Search Group | $48,100 – $66,750 | — | — | Medium |
| MRINetwork | $44,050 – $96,090 | ✓ | 7.9% | High |
| Nextaff | — | ✓ | 32.1% | Medium |
| Nextaff Office | $126,700 – $161,700 | ✓ | 3.1% | Medium |
| Patrice & Associates | — | ✓ | 6.9% | Medium |
| PrideStaff® and PrideStaff Financial® | $151,950 – $244,600 | ✓ | 10.3% | Medium |
| Sanford Rose Associates | $11,400 – $14,800 | — | — | Medium |
| Snelling | $45,000 – $147,750 | — | 6.4% | High |
| Spherion Staffing | $132,980 – $301,040 | ✓ | — | High |
Figures as disclosed in each brand's most recent registered FDD. “—” means the FDD does not disclose it or the table did not parse cleanly — never an estimate. Tap any brand for the full breakdown. New to the term? What is Item 19? — the earnings disclosure, in plain English.
Staffing & recruiting franchise rankings
Staffing & recruiting franchises — frequently asked
What is the best staffing & recruiting franchise?
"Best" is a claim the FDD numbers have to back: we rank staffing & recruiting brands that disclose Item 19 earnings AND beat the category's median closure rate. DES Franchise Group currently tops that list with a 0% franchised-outlet closure rate; 4 staffing & recruiting brands qualify. See Best Staffing & recruiting franchises by the FDD numbers.
How much does a staffing & recruiting franchise cost?
The median total initial investment across the 18 staffing & recruiting franchises we track is $138,600 (FDD Item 7); individual brands range widely — the table on this page shows each one. The lowest-cost brands are ranked in Cheapest Staffing & recruiting franchises to open.
Which staffing & recruiting franchises disclose earnings?
11 of 18 staffing & recruiting franchises (61%) make an Item 19 financial performance representation in their most recent FDD — franchisor-disclosed unit earnings, not estimates. See Staffing & recruiting franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
What is the failure rate of staffing & recruiting franchises?
Across the 13 staffing & recruiting brands with parsed outlet tables, the median franchised-outlet closure rate is 6.4% (FDD Item 20 — closures, terminations and non-renewals, the closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate). 11 of the 16 with net-change data shrank in the latest reported year.
The full report on any staffing & recruiting brand: risk level, actual Item 19 earnings (where disclosed), every figure ranked against staffing & recruiting peers, litigation and churn detail.
One sponsored slot per category, and it's data-gated: a brand must disclose Item 19 earnings and beat the category's median closure rate to hold it. Sponsorship is always labeled and never changes a ranking, a risk read, or a report — the data on this site is not for sale. Franchisor inquiries: ryan@franchisefactsreport.com.