09/15/2026
$3,295 versus $7,632. Compare outcomes, not invoices.
The lowest staffing invoice does not always create the lowest workforce cost.
When organizations evaluate staffing partners only by hourly markup or placement fees, they can miss the larger costs behind hiring: repeated searches, lost management time, extended vacancies, and recurring turnover.
One industrial machinery manufacturer achieved a cost per hire of $3,295 compared with a market benchmark of $7,632.
The result: a 57% lower cost per hire and $312,932 in total savings compared with the market benchmark.
The strategy was not about removing people from the hiring process. It was about using technology to create efficiency while keeping human judgment where it matters most.
Across industrial, manufacturing, and skilled labor industries, PeopleLift has generated 50% to 60% savings compared with market benchmarks by treating talent acquisition as an economic strategy, not simply a transaction.
Stop comparing invoices. Compare outcomes.
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