Spherion Named Among the Nation’s Top Franchises On 2025 Franchise Times Top 400 List

Longstanding U.S. Staffing Leader Earns Additional Accolades for Proven Franchise Model, Culture of Collaboration, and Franchisee Satisfaction

ATLANTA — Spherion Staffing and Recruiting (Spherion) announced today that it has once again been named to the Franchise Times Top 400.  Their rank of #156 in 2025 is three spots higher than the previous year. The exclusive list recognizes the 400 largest U.S.-based franchise systems by global systemwide sales, and underscores the enduring strength and scalability of Spherion’s proven franchise model.

This recognition reflects another strong year for the national staffing and recruiting firm. With more than 180 locally owned offices nationwide, Spherion’s advancement in the ranking highlights their ability to empower both employers and job seekers looking for stability and collaborative support across the country.

“Our inclusion on the Franchise Times Top 400 reflects the dedication and heart of our franchise community,” said Kathy George, president of Spherion. “They show up every day with passion, resilience, and a true commitment to helping people find meaningful work while supporting the businesses that keep their local economies strong. Their success is a reminder of what can happen when you combine a proven model with people who genuinely care about making a difference in their communities.”

Spherion’s 2025 ranking follows a year of recognition from Franchise Business Review, which honored the company as a Top Franchise for Women, a Most Profitable Franchise, and a Top Franchises Satisfaction Award winner. These distinctions—based on independent franchisee satisfaction surveys—underscore Spherion’s culture of collaboration, profitability, and shared growth.

Further demonstrating the brand’s leadership in franchising, Franchise Business Review also named Molly Gaffney-Keebler, franchise owner of Spherion offices in Asheville, North Carolina, and Morristown, Tennessee, as a 2025 Franchise Rock Star. Gaffney-Keebler was recognized for her outstanding community leadership and her team’s swift workforce recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, along with her ongoing support for women’s empowerment and local education initiatives.

Spherion brandishes the power of local through a network of independent and empowered franchisees. Each Spherion franchisee enriches their community through connecting and facilitating employment opportunities every day — and when they’re successful together, their investments flow back into the neighborhoods where they live and work. The power of Spherion is in its local roots.

About the Franchise Times Top 400

The Franchise Times Top 400 is the only ranking by systemwide sales and units of the largest 400 U.S.-based franchise brands. Published in the October issue and available in a searchable database online, the Franchise Times Top 400 also analyzes industry sectors based on percentage change in sales growth, reports the 10 fastest-growing franchises by four different measures, and includes exclusive news stories about the biggest names in franchising. The rankings and full report, and the searchable online database, are available at www.franchisetimes.com/top-400-2025.