# TrueBlue Inc.

> TrueBlue is a Tacoma-based public workforce-solutions company that combines local staffing operations with digital marketplaces and enterprise recruiting services. Through PeopleReady, PeopleManagement and PeopleSolutions, it supplies on-demand and skilled industrial labor, manages workforces inside client facilities, recruits commercial drivers and healthcare professionals, and runs outsourced hiring programs. The company served about 53,000 clients and connected roughly 291,000 people with work in fiscal 2025, generating $1.616 billion in revenue.

- **Founded:** 1989
- **Headquarters:** Tacoma, United States
- **Founders:** Glenn A. Welstad (Founder, former Chairman, President and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 4,200 support and operations staff reported in the 2025 Corporate Citizenship Report; LinkedIn lists 1,001-5,000 employees.
- **Products:** PeopleReady, JobStack, Staff Management | SMX, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, Stafftrack
- **Notable:** Connected more than 10 million people with work and served more than 3 million clients since founding, according to the company., Grew from one Labor Ready branch in 1989 to a multi-brand workforce company operating across six countries and roughly 500 North American branches as reported for 2024., PeopleReady was named a Leader in Everest Group's 2025 U.S. industrial contingent talent assessment.

## Products & services

- **PeopleReady** — On-demand, general and skilled contingent labor for industries including construction, transportation, manufacturing, retail, hospitality and energy, supported by a branch network and JobStack.
- **JobStack** — A pair of mobile experiences for clients and workers: businesses can post jobs and approve timecards, while associates can find shifts, view pay and requirements, and schedule work.
- **Staff Management | SMX** — On-site recruitment and management of contingent industrial workforces, generally for multi-location, multi-year client programs.
- **SIMOS Insourcing Solutions** — Productivity-based, on-site workforce programs for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operations.
- **Stafftrack** — Proprietary hiring and workforce-management software with near-real-time analytics, worker scheduling, notifications and rewards.
- **Centerline Drivers** — Flexible, managed and mobile commercial-driver staffing for transportation and distribution clients.
- **PeopleScout** — Recruitment process outsourcing, recruiter-on-demand, talent advisory and managed-service solutions for permanent and contingent hiring.
- **Affinix** — PeopleScout's AI-supported talent suite for sourcing, screening, analytics and candidate engagement; made directly available to client recruiting teams in 2026.
- **Healthcare Staffing Professionals** — Short-term, long-term and permanent healthcare staffing, particularly for government agencies, health systems and educational institutions.
- **RenewableWorks** — Construction services and skilled labor for utility, commercial and community solar projects.

## Achievements

- Connected more than 10 million people with work and served more than 3 million clients since founding, according to the company.
- Grew from one Labor Ready branch in 1989 to a multi-brand workforce company operating across six countries and roughly 500 North American branches as reported for 2024.
- PeopleReady was named a Leader in Everest Group's 2025 U.S. industrial contingent talent assessment.
- PeopleReady, PeopleScout and PeopleManagement earned the 2024 Top Workplaces USA award for the fourth consecutive year.
- TrueBlue was named one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.
- Second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 12% year over year to $443 million, while adjusted EBITDA improved to $11 million.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Reported second-quarter revenue of $443 million, up 12% year over year; adjusted EBITDA rose to $11 million, while the GAAP net loss was $3.4 million.
- **2026-07** — Published survey findings that experienced workers are showing increased interest in skilled-trades careers.
- **2026-06** — PeopleScout ranked among top global managed-service providers in HRO Today's 2026 Baker's Dozen.
- **2026-05** — Made the Affinix talent technology platform directly available to client recruiting teams.
- **2026-05** — The board unanimously rejected HireQuest's unsolicited proposal for TrueBlue's on-demand business.
- **2026-03** — Ethisphere named TrueBlue one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies.
- **2025-01** — Acquired Healthcare Staffing Professionals for a preliminary $42 million cash purchase price, with up to $14 million of performance-linked compensation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.trueblue.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trueblue-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TBStaffing
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueBlueInc/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13