8 local agencies ranked by performance and reviews
Owensboro serves as western Kentucky's commercial center with manufacturing and healthcare employment. The Ohio River city offers affordable living. Recruiters in Owensboro can help you fill manufacturing, healthcare and professional services roles.
Express Employment Professionals is in the business of helping people. From job seekers to client companies, Express helps people thrive and businesses grow. Our international network of franchises offers localized staffing solutions to the communities they serve in a variety of industries, including Light Industrial, Office Services, Skilled Trades, and Professional. Express offices are locally owned and operated with the support and stability of an international headquarters with more than four decades of experience. Entrepreneur named Express a Top Global Franchise in 2022 and has been ranked the #1 Staffing Franchise since 2012. Since our start in 1983, Express has put more than 10 million people to work in temporary and contract jobs.
Growing from our roots in Owensboro, Kentucky, we have expanded into a multi-state staffing operation with offices across Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida. As proud members of the American Staffing Association, we are dedicated to building the future of local businesses by securing the workforce of tomorrow. Our faith-driven mission guides us as we connect job seekers with meaningful employment opportunities and provide employers with reliable, qualified talent across a variety of industries. From Bowling Green to Louisville to Evansville and beyond, our team delivers personalized workforce solutions that strengthen the communities we serve.
PeopleReady is one of Central Illinois' top staffing agencies for a reason. Our team provides expert staffing solutions in llinois for a broad range of roles and specialties in hospitality, retail, manufacturing and logistics, construction and more. We place workers at local and national employers across industries and communities in Central Illinois. As the labor market continues to evolve, one thing remains the same: companies continue to rely on our staffing specialists to source workforces and fill open positions across Central Illinois every day.
Since 1994 we have provided creative solutions to our clients at locations throughout the Midwest. We deliver the resources you expect from a large national firm - state of the art training, technology, and reporting - with the personal attention of a local, family-owned business. Strategic staffing and customizable on-site management programs adaptable to any client's unique needs.
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We've built a legacy of caring over five decades, because stronger relationships drive stronger results. Malone Workforce Solutions is much more than your typical staffing firm. Malone commits to accurate and timely pay, accessible benefits and a safe work environment. As one of the top 50 largest national staffing firms we work closely with our clients to fully understand their opportunities, so we can place our associates in the position that is the best fit for them. This philosophy has earned us the national "Best of Staffing" award multiple times. When you work with Malone you have a partner in your career, your success is our success.
For over 30 years, Peoplemark has provided high quality temporary and direct-hire staffing to leading companies across diverse industries. Since our beginning, we believe that custom matching skilled people to companies is both an art and a science. We are the smart choice for companies seeking an edge in winning the competition for the best talent, and we are the ideal choice for candidates searching for the right fit in the right company.
Locally owned, but globally connected, Manpower is a full-service staffing and recruiting company with nearly 50 years of experience within this market. With multiple regional locations, Manpower is one of the largest staffing and recruiting providers in the country. Whether you are considering temporary or full-time job opportunities, Manpower is the regional leader in employment services. Manpower recruits on behalf of several regional employers throughout West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and beyond. Contact Manpower today to explore what a Recruiter can do for you!
We specialize exclusively in manufacturing workforce solutions, connecting skilled talent with opportunities across production, quality control, maintenance, supervision, and management positions. Since 1995, we've grown to become the nation's largest manufacturing-focused staffing agency, with over 220 branches nationwide serving more than 2,000 manufacturing clients. Our expertise spans diverse industry segments including automotive, electronics, machining, sheet metal, and fabrication. Unlike staffing generalists, we were designed and built as a manufacturing specialist—it's all we do. With over 10,000 workers on assignment and a human-first approach that addresses real employment barriers, we deliver temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire placements that drive lasting results for manufacturers nationwide.
Scores come from Google Reviews via the Google Places API — never from paid placements, and never set by the agencies themselves. We apply a Bayesian adjusted average to prevent small-sample distortion (a 2-review 5.0-star agency shouldn't outrank a 200-review 4.8-star one):
adjusted_score = (v / (v + m)) * R + (m / (v + m)) * Cv— total reviews across all officesm— prior weight (20)R— the agency's weighted average scoreC— the platform-wide meanSo with a global mean of 4.2: an agency with 5 reviews at 5.0 scores 4.36, while one with 200 reviews at 4.8 scores 4.75. The second outranks the first because the score is backed by more evidence.
Multi-office agencies get a single weighted score across locations. Every listing is human-reviewed before publication. Scores refresh hourly. Read the full methodology →