Associated Labor Corporation

What Associated Labor Corporation does

Associated Labor Corporation (ALC) is a privately held, three-generation family-owned staffing and labor solutions provider established in 1997 and headquartered at 311 N Walnut Ave, Suite 200, Wood Dale, Illinois. The company places temporary and permanent workers at client company locations in the Chicagoland area, primarily serving industrial and manufacturing businesses such as assemblers and packers in Itasca, IL. ALC acts as the employer of record for its temporary associates, generating revenue through fees on placements and bill rates on temporary assignments, with pricing negotiated per client and wage examples such as $17.00/hour for the Assembler/Packer role visible on its public job board.

ALC's core products are its staffing and placement services, supported by an online job board (associatedlabor.com/jobs) that lists full-time, part-time, and remote opportunities, and a candidate-application portal hosted via EfficientForms. The company's go-to-market is sales-led and regional: a direct sales motion targets Chicago-area businesses, while candidates self-apply through the website job board and are matched to client assignments. As an add-on benefit, ALC partners with Breckpoint to give its temporary associates access to a healthcare benefits portal (Breckpoint Linked Exchange). The company also produces informational content on Illinois HB 2862 (Day and Temporary Labor Services Act) compliance, including 90-day pay-equality obligations and workplace safety documentation, positioning compliance navigation as a service differentiator.

The business is operationally simple: no disclosed subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no mergers or acquisitions, and no senior leadership biographies in the public record. Marketing is limited to the company website, a Facebook page with approximately 35 fans, and a Twitter account with zero followers. While ALC's stated focus is the Chicago area, its job board exposes filters for California, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, suggesting at least a candidate-sourcing presence beyond Illinois. ALC's revenue, headcount, and ownership details beyond the founding family are not publicly disclosed, and the company has not pursued any visible AI, technology-platform, or scale-expansion initiatives in the input data.

Name

Associated Labor Corporation

Legal name

Associated Labor Corporation

Website

https://associatedlabor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Associated Labor Corporation is a family-owned staffing and labor-solutions firm founded in 1997 that places temporary and permanent workers at industrial client sites across the Chicago area, serving as employer of record for its associates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temporary Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAGAB

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Contract Staffing & Independent Contractor Management

SECONDARYBPACAGAH

Co-Employment Risk Management & Insurance (Workers’ Comp, Liability)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Contract Staffing & Independent Contractor Management

SECONDARYBPACAGAA

Independent Contractor Compliance & Classification (IC vs Employee)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Contract Staffing & Independent Contractor Management

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Industrial labor placement
• Chicago staffing agency
• Temporary labor solutions
• Workforce placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wood Dale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Placement Services: ALC provides staffing, placement, and labor solutions for Chicago area businesses. Revenue is generated through placing temporary or permanent workers at client company locations, with the company serving as the employer of record for temporary associates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Associated Labor Corporation (ALC) provides staffing, placement, and labor solutions for Chicago area businesses from its office in Wood Dale, Illinois. The company places temporary and permanent workers at client company locations, serving as the employer of record for temporary associates, with primary roles in industrial and manufacturing work such as Assembler/Packer positions paying $17.00/hr in Itasca, IL. ALC also supports clients with HB 2862 (Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act) compliance, workplace safety documentation, and offers associates a healthcare benefits portal through partner Breckpoint.

Product overview

Associated Labor Corporation is a staffing and placement services company offering a unified portfolio of workforce solutions. The core offering consists of staffing and placement services for Chicago area businesses, supported by an online job board for candidates. The company also provides a healthcare portal through Breckpoint as an add-on benefit service for associates. ALC connects employers with workers across multiple industries including manufacturing (assembly/packing roles) and serves locations throughout Illinois and major metropolitan areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing and Placement Services Core service placing temporary and permanent workers at Chicago-area client company locations, primarily in industrial and manufacturing roles such as Assembler/Packer ($17.00/hr in Itasca, IL). ALC serves as the employer of record for temporary associates and provides HB 2862 compliance support including workplace safety documentation and pay-equity handling after 90 days.
• Permanent Placement Services Direct-hire placement service connecting Chicago-area businesses with permanent candidates for roles such as Assembler/Packer and other industrial positions, sourced through ALC's job board and candidate pipeline.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BreckpointsupportingOthersBreckpoint provides healthcare portal services for ALC's temporary associates. Associates can access healthcare information and enrollment through the Breckpoint Linked Exchange platform at breckpoint.linked.exchange.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Express is a franchised staffing firm with a strong Midwest presence offering temporary, eval-to-hire, and direct placement across industrial and office/administrative roles — a direct comparable to ALC's service mix and employer-of-record model.
• AtWork Group: AtWork is a multi-brand staffing franchise providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement across industrial, office, and professional sectors — directly comparable to ALC's mid-market employer-of-record placement model.
• Labor Finders: Labor Finders is a light-industrial and temporary staffing franchise with similar geographic foot-and branch model to ALC, focused on placing day and temporary workers in manufacturing, warehousing, and assembly roles.
• Staffmark: Staffmark is a U.S. staffing company providing light-industrial, warehouse, and administrative placement with multiple Chicago-area branches — a direct comparable to ALC in employer-of-record model and customer base.
• PeopleReady (TrueBlue): PeopleReady is a national industrial and temporary staffing provider that directly competes with ALC in placing light-industrial, manufacturing, and general labor workers — overlapping heavily on ALC's assembler/packer and industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Aerotek: Aerotek is a large national staffing firm (Epsilon Holdings/OI Partners portfolio) specializing in industrial, manufacturing, and skilled-trade placement — operating in the same Chicago-area industrial segment as ALC but at substantially greater scale.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is one of the largest global staffing and workforce solutions companies, providing temporary and permanent placement across light-industrial, office, and professional segments — a broad incumbent competing in the same Chicago labor market.
• Adecco: Adecco is a global staffing leader offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions across industrial and clerical verticals — a broad incumbent that competes with ALC for Chicago-area industrial clients.
• Randstad: Randstad is a global staffing and HR services leader with deep U.S. presence in industrial, clerical, and professional staffing — competing with ALC for the same Chicago-area employer-of-record contracts, though at enterprise scale.

Regional players

• Cornerstone Staffing Solutions: Cornerstone Staffing is a regional staffing firm operating across the Midwest with light-industrial and administrative placement services — comparable to ALC in employer-of-record model and customer base, but with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associated-labor-corporation-of-america

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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