--- title: "Express Employment Professionals vs Kelly Services: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Express Employment Professionals or Kelly Services more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Staffing agencies set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/express-employment-professionals-vs-kelly-services" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Express Employment Professionals vs Kelly Services: Which is searched more? Is Express Employment Professionals or Kelly Services more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Staffing agencies set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Express Employment Professionals and Kelly Services - **Competitive set**: Staffing agencies - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Express Employment Professionals Share of Search**: 7.1% - **Kelly Services Share of Search**: 5.9% ## Is Express Employment Professionals or Kelly Services more popular in search? - In September 2026, Express Employment Professionals had more branded searches than Kelly Services among staffing agencies worldwide. Express Employment Professionals had about 301,000 branded searches, while Kelly Services had 250,000. Express Employment Professionals made up 7.1% of all staffing agency searches we track, and Kelly Services accounted for 5.9%. - Express Employment Professionals was ahead of Kelly Services in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Express Employment Professionals’ share of searches among staffing agencies worldwide moved from 7% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 301K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kelly Services’ share of searches among staffing agencies worldwide moved from 4.7% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 203K to 250K. ## Top staffing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Express Employment Professionals was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Kelly Services was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Express Employment Professionals was listed before Kelly Services in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Express Employment Professionals | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Robert Half | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Aerotek | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Randstad | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Kelly Services | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Adecco | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Hays | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Manpower | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about staffing agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which staffing agency should I hire?": 1. Express Employment Professionals, 2. Aerotek - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best staffing agencies?": 1. Robert Half, 2. Express Employment Professionals, 3. Randstad, 4. Aerotek, 5. Kelly Services - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best staffing agency for temporary workers?": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Adecco, Hays and Manpower. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for staffing agencies worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Express Employment Professionals lost share of searches among staffing agencies worldwide, from 8.8% to 7.1%. - In September 2026, Kelly Services lost share of searches among staffing agencies worldwide, from 7.3% to 5.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Express Employment Professionals estimated searches | Express Employment Professionals Share of Search | Express Employment Professionals rank | Kelly Services estimated searches | Kelly Services Share of Search | Kelly Services rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 301K | 7% | 3 | 203K | 4.7% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 7.1% | 3 | 166K | 4.8% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 246K | 7.7% | 3 | 167K | 5.2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 5.8% | 5 | 205K | 4.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 6.5% | 3 | 169K | 4.4% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 301K | 7.3% | 3 | 169K | 4.1% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 7.8% | 3 | 169K | 4.4% | 7 | | May 2026 | 246K | 6.6% | 3 | 169K | 4.5% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 301K | 7.9% | 3 | 169K | 4.4% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 8.4% | 3 | 168K | 4.7% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 8.8% | 3 | 250K | 7.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 301K | 7.1% | 3 | 250K | 5.9% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Express Employment Professionals’ and Kelly Services’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Express Employment Professionals**: Measured on the search term “express employment professionals”. - **Kelly Services**: Measured on the search terms “kelly services” and “kellyservices”, summed into one figure. - [Express Employment Professionals profile](/demand/global-en/brands/express-employment-professionals) - [Kelly Services profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kelly-services) - [All staffing agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/staffing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Express Employment Professionals or Kelly Services more popular in search? In September 2026, Express Employment Professionals had more branded searches than Kelly Services among staffing agencies worldwide. Express Employment Professionals had about 301,000 branded searches, while Kelly Services had 250,000. Express Employment Professionals made up 7.1% of all staffing agency searches we track, and Kelly Services accounted for 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Express Employment Professionals vs Kelly Services: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/express-employment-professionals-vs-kelly-services This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/express-employment-professionals-vs-kelly-services. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.