The CPI Group

What The CPI Group does

The CPI Group, LLC is a privately held, founder/management-controlled staffing and workforce solutions agency headquartered at 112 5th Street North in Columbus, Mississippi. Founded in 1982, the firm has operated continuously for over 43 years serving employers in Mississippi and Western Alabama. Its service portfolio spans light industrial and general labor staffing, clerical and administrative placement, professional staffing for HR, accounting, IT, and engineering roles, government staffing for public-sector contracts, and an add-on HR Consulting and Strategy offering that extends the firm from a placement vendor into a 'Strategic Workforce Partner.'

The business operates on a traditional, sales-led staffing agency model. Revenue is generated by placing candidates in temporary, temporary-to-permanent, and direct-hire engagements, with billing negotiated per client and per placement type; job seekers are matched at no cost. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and placement volumes span skilled trades, unskilled labor, and professional categories across light industrial and administrative use cases. Customer segments are hybrid: employers and businesses are the primary horizontal segment, with government agencies as a secondary vertical. Channels combine direct employer engagement (phone and field outreach) with a self-serve website portal offering job search and quick-apply functionality, supplemented by a content-driven blog and Facebook/LinkedIn presence.

The company has no meaningful proprietary technology stack, no disclosed AI/ML capability, no API surface, and no patents or trademarks. Its only documented inorganic move is a 2014 joint venture with Mississippi-based Working Solutions Inc., framed as a resource and capability combination for strategic growth. The firm operates as a single multi-line service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, and its competitive position rests on 43 years of regional brand equity, multiple consecutive 'Best Employment Agency' designations in the Golden Triangle Reader's Choice poll through 2013, and direct local employer relationships rather than technology or scale advantages.

Name

The CPI Group

Legal name

The CPI Group, LLC

Website

https://cpi-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The CPI Group is a privately held staffing and HR consulting agency headquartered in Columbus, Mississippi. Founded in 1982, the firm serves employers across Mississippi and Western Alabama with light industrial, clerical, professional, and government staffing, complemented by HR consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACACAH

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Staffing & Temp Agencies (Generalist)

SECONDARYBPACACAF

High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Staffing & Temp Agencies (Generalist)

SECONDARYBPACACAA

Office & Administrative Temp Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Staffing & Temp Agencies (Generalist)

SECONDARYBPACACAG

Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Staffing & Temp Agencies (Generalist)

Keywords

• Light industrial staffing
• Clerical staffing services
• Temporary placement services
• HR consulting
• Workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

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

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Placement Services: The company generates revenue by providing staffing services to employers, placing candidates in temporary, temporary-to-permanent, and direct hire positions across light industrial and clerical roles. They charge employers for recruitment, screening, and placement of workers including HR, accounting, IT, engineering professionals, administrative staff, and production/assembly personnel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The CPI Group is a staffing agency that places candidates in temporary, temp-to-permanent, and direct-hire roles across clerical/administrative, light industrial, general labor, government, and professional (HR, accounting, IT, engineering) positions. It complements placement with HR consulting and talent-management strategy for employers in Mississippi and Western Alabama.

Product overview

The CPI Group is a staffing and workforce solutions agency offering a unified portfolio of staffing services. The core offerings include Clerical/Administrative Staffing Services for office professionals, Light Industrial Staffing Services for production and warehouse personnel, General Labor Staffing for various sectors, and Government Staffing Services for public sector contracts. The company also provides Professional Staffing for HR, accounting, IT, and engineering professionals. These staffing services are complemented by HR Consulting and Strategy Services, which provide critical HR guidance and talent management strategies to help employers reduce costs and enhance productivity. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clerical/Administrative Staffing Services Placement of administrative staff, office professionals, and clerical workers for employers across Mississippi and Western Alabama.
• Light Industrial Staffing Services Placement of production/assembly personnel and skilled/unskilled labor for manufacturing and warehouse operations.
• General Labor Staffing Placement of general labor workers across various industries and sectors.
• Government Staffing Services Specialized staffing services for government contracts and public sector placements.
• Professional Staffing (HR, Accounting, IT, Engineering) Placement of professional-level candidates including HR, accounting, IT, and engineering professionals for employers.
• HR Consulting and Strategy Services Strategic workforce planning, HR guidance, and talent management strategies to help employers reduce costs and enhance workforce productivity.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Working Solutions Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 August 2014The CPI Group announced a new joint venture with Mississippi-based Working Solutions Inc. in 2014. This partnership was described as a decision based on a strategic growth plan that enables the two companies to combine their resources and capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco: Global staffing leader covering industrial, office, and professional placements with U.S. branch coverage — overlapping service portfolio but operating at vastly greater scale than CPI.
• Robert Half: Large staffing and consulting firm with strong presence in administrative, accounting, IT, and engineering placements — directly overlaps with CPI's professional staffing line but operates at a national scale.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing firm with broad coverage across industrial, clerical, and professional segments including government services — comparable breadth and overlap with CPI's service portfolio, but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• PeopleReady: Specializes in light industrial and skilled trades staffing with a large branch network across the U.S., directly comparable to CPI's industrial and general labor placement core.
• Staffmark: National staffing provider focused on light industrial, administrative, and professional placements across regional markets, with similar service-line breadth and direct-hire/temp mix to CPI.
• Automation Personnel Services: Regional staffing firm headquartered in the Southeast U.S. providing industrial, clerical, and professional staffing — a direct geographic and service-line comparable to CPI's Mississippi/Alabama footprint.
• Express Employment Professionals: One of the largest privately held staffing firms in the U.S., specializing in light industrial, clerical, and professional placement with a strong franchise-driven regional presence — directly comparable to CPI's generalist staffing model.
• Snelling Staffing: Franchise-based staffing network providing clerical, industrial, and professional placement services, with comparable service-line mix and local-market franchise model to CPI.

Regional players

• People's Choice Staffing: Smaller regional staffing providers operating in the U.S. Southeast (Mississippi/Alabama/Tennessee) with light industrial and clerical focus — broadly comparable regional footprint though direct identification of a specific firm is uncertain.

Emerging players

• CornerStone Staffing: Mid-sized staffing firm offering administrative, industrial, and professional placement with regional concentration — comparable business model, though larger scale than CPI.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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