Global Agency Work

Industry
2011

PLAYERS

1,40,000
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
[1]

1,79,000
BRANCHES WORLDWIDE
[2]

8,63,000
INTERNAL STAFF

There are , private employment agencies and , branches worldwide, with PrEAs (Private Employment Agencies) employing , internal staff (Managers, HR consultants and back office people working in branches) in .

61

ASIA/ PACIFIC

The Asia/Pacific region accounts for % of all private employment agencies, Europe represents % of all PrEAs and North America accounts for %.

24 11
%
EUROPE

NORTH AMERICA

67

CHINA, JAPAN & USA

China, Japan and the USA are the top three countries in terms of number of PrEAs, accounting collectively for % of all agencies worldwide.
[1] Based on data from 39 countries [2] Based on data from 30 countries

Asia/Pacific accounts for % of total number of PrEA branches, Europe accounts for %, and North America accounts for %. Japan, USA and the UK are the top three countries by number of branches, accounting together for % of all branches worldwide.

51 26 20 74
% % %
ASIA/PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA

JAPAN, USA & UK

32 23 57
% %
EUROPE ASIA/PACIFIC

JAPAN, BRAZIL & USA

Europe accounts for % of all internal staff in PrEAs, Asia/Pacific for %, and North America for %. The top three countries in terms of internal staff are Japan, Brazil, and the USA, accounting together for % of all internal staff worldwide.

Revenue

30 %
259
Billion

The top PrEAs worldwide accounted for % of global annual sales revenues in . The global total annual sales revenues amounted to

billion.

[3]

23
[3] Based on data from 43 countries

%
USA

17

%
JAPAN

11

UNITED KINDGDOM

The US is the world leader with % of global annual sales. The Japan represents % of the global agency work market. The UK remains the third largest market worldwide with % of global total annual sales revenues.
5

41

%
EUROPE

25

ASIA / PACIFIC

24

NORTH AMERICA

Europe accounts for % of global total annual sales revenues, Asia/Pacific for % and North America for %.

Agency workers in numbers

The total number of agency workers worldwide amounted to . million in full-time equivalents in .
[4]

32 24 14
% %
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA

Europe accounts for % of % total agency workers worldwide, North America for %, and SOUTH South America %. AMERICA

US with . Million has the highest number of agency workers in full-time equivalents, followed by India with . Million and UK with

Million.

[4] Based on data from 42 countries

The prole of agency workers

Japan and the USA have greater number of older agency workers.

%
Europe

Age

% of agency workers in Europe are aged less than .

[5]

%
JAPAN
[5] Based on data from 24 countries

Age

%
USA

Age

% of agency workers in Japan are over years of age.

% of agency workers in USA are over years of age.

10

%
SOUTH AFRICA

Age

In South Africa over % of agency workers are under . In Brazil % of agency workers are under the age of .
[6]

%
BRAZIL

Age

% agency workers have at best finished their secondary education.

%
[6] Based on data from 22 countries

In Japan % of agency workers view agency work as their desired form of work.
11

Agency workers are employed in a wide range of sectors represented most strongly in services and manufacturing.

Most agency work jobs require low or medium skill levels.

12

Reference
http://www.ciett.org/leadmin/templates/ciett/docs/Stats/Ciett_EC_Report_2013_Final_web.pdf http://www.ciett.org/index.php?id=163

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