Professional staffing firm ended 2012 on a high with net income for the final three months of the year reaching $58.6m (£37.3m), representing 35% growth on the previous quarter.

Net service revenues rose by 6% from $973k to $1.03m.

This was the 11th consecutive quarter in which the net income figure has risen by more than 20%, with chair and chief executive officer Harold M Messmer commenting: “Revenue growth in our staffing operations reflects ongoing demand for skilled talent on an interim and full-time basis, most notably in the US.”