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XPG Recruit Posts Its Strongest Growth Stretch in Years, Outpacing a Staffing Market in Recovery
Revenue is up 325% over the last three months and placements have grown 467% in the same period, as XPG Recruit deepens its client relationships in a U.S. staffing industry that’s returning to steady growth after two volatile years.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 2026 – XPG Recruit, a Jacksonville-based recruiting firm specializing in placing talent within the staffing and recruiting industry, today announced its strongest quarter of growth in several years. Revenue for May through July 2026 is up 325% compared to the same stretch in 2025, while placement volume over that period has climbed 467% year-over-year. Year-to-date revenue is up 111% compared to the first seven months of 2025.
The growth comes as the firm heads into what is on pace to be its best single month of the year, driven by deepening relationships with clients across the staffing and recruiting industry.
“This kind of growth doesn’t come from posting a job and hoping the right person applies,” said Amy Carlisle, Managing Partner at XPG Recruit. “It comes from being consultative with every client, creative when the obvious candidate isn’t the right one, and intuitive about where to look next. We’ve spent years building relationships with passive candidates who aren’t on the job boards – that network is our real edge, and it’s why clients keep coming back.”
Growth Against a Market Still Finding Its Footing
XPG Recruit’s momentum stands out against a broader U.S. staffing industry that is only now returning to modest growth. Staffing Industry Analysts’ March 2026 forecast projects the U.S. staffing market will grow just 1% in 2026, reaching roughly $180.2 billion – a market still below pre-pandemic levels after a sharp post-2022 correction. Industry analysts have described 2026 less as a boom and more as a “reset,” with firms competing less on volume and more on speed, specialization, and the ability to verify candidate quality quickly.
Within that reset, growth is uneven by sector – a pattern that lines up closely with where XPG Recruit is placing talent. Recent sector forecasts point to modest but real gains in the firm’s core verticals: Engineering is projected to grow around 3%, Finance & Accounting around 2%, and IT and Marketing/Creative each around 1%. Separately, the American Staffing Association’s weekly index has posted year-over-year gains through the spring, a sign that demand for both contract and permanent placements is holding up even as the broader market grows cautiously.
Against that backdrop, XPG Recruit’s triple-digit growth in revenue and placements reflects share gains, not just a rising tide – a distinction that matters in a market where, per Staffing Industry Analysts, firms are being rewarded for focus and specialization rather than broad-based expansion.
Built on Client Relationships
Growth is coming from both returning clients and new ones. The firm attributes repeat business to a consultative approach with every client and a deep, longstanding network. That relationship-first approach, rather than transaction volume, is what the firm points to as the real driver behind this year’s growth.
About XPG Recruit
XPG Recruit is a Jacksonville, Florida-based recruiting firm specializing in placing professionals within the staffing and recruiting industry, built on consultative client relationships and a deep network of passive candidates.
Sources: Staffing Industry Analysts, “US Staffing Industry Forecast: March 2026 Update”; American Staffing Association Weekly Staffing Index, spring 2026; sector growth estimates via industry forecasting coverage, 2026.
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