KELLY SERVICES INC
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) is a global specialty talent solutions company headquartered in the United States and operating through three primary business segments. The company maintains its website at www.kellyservices.com. From the company’s description.
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What KELLY SERVICES INC does
In the company’s own words
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) is a global specialty talent solutions company headquartered in the United States and operating through three primary business segments. The company maintains its website at www.kellyservices.com.
Founded in 1946 by William Russell Kelly, the company pioneered the modern staffing industry and has evolved significantly over nearly eight decades. Kelly operates as one of the largest providers of temporary and permanent staffing services, outcome-based solutions, recruitment process outsourcing, managed service provider arrangements, and payroll process outsourcing. The company places approximately 375,000 workers annually with customers globally.
The company's three reportable segments are Enterprise Talent Management, Science Engineering & Technology, and Education. Enterprise Talent Management delivers temporary staffing, outcome-based and permanent placement services in light industrial, contact center, and office clerical specialties across North America, while also providing global talent supply chain solutions including managed service provider and recruitment process outsourcing capabilities. Science Engineering & Technology provides specialized staffing in science and clinical research, engineering, technology and telecommunications sectors predominantly in North America. The Education segment delivers talent solutions to Pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations across the United States through temporary staffing, permanent placement and executive search services.
Kelly maintains a diverse customer base spanning employers of all sizes from local businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies. In 2025, the largest 100 customers represented approximately 55 percent of total company revenue, with the largest single customer accounting for approximately six percent of revenue.
The company employs approximately 3,600 full-time staff members in the United States and an additional 1,300 in international locations. Kelly maintains numerous service marks registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and international trademark offices. The company has pursued strategic acquisitions including Teachers On Call, Global Technology Associates, NextGen, Greenwood/Asher & Associates, Softworld, RocketPower, Pediatric Therapeutic Services, Motion Recruitment Partners, and Children's Therapy Center to strengthen its specialty focus. Recent strategic actions include the sale of European staffing operations in 2024 and the integration of its Professional & Industrial and Outsourcing & Consulting specialty areas in 2025.
Company details
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Business Services & Software
- Headquarters
- TROY, MI
- Fiscal year end
- January
- CIK
- 55135
- SIC
- 7363
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2012–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns KELLY SERVICES INC — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
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