Ahead of an analyst and investor conference, recruitment giant Randstad claims that growth remains robust.

The company’s statement says: “The trends that have been discussed in our Q3 2010 presentation have continued into Q4 2010.

“In October revenue per working day increased by 17% (year-on-year, organically) and so far we see no changes in the main patterns in November. This means that growth in early moving businesses as US staffing and in-house (+22%) as well as Germany (+32%) is gradually slowing down against a more challenging comparison base.

“At the same time, growth gradually strengthened in, for instance, Italy, Poland, Australia, US professionals and the Netherlands.

“Our combined Dutch Randstad & Tempo-Team businesses grew by 6%. Randstad the Netherlands was close to market in October, Tempo-Team was still somewhat behind the market. In France the organic growth rate was stable at 19%.”

The statement continues that the main financial targets remain in place, with Randstad continuing to aim for a 5-6% EBITA margin through the cycle and committed to realise enhanced returns during next year.