In 2021, the country with the highest rate of agency work penetration was the United Kingdom, with approximately three percent of its workforce coming from an agency. Agency work penetration rates improved significantly on a global scale following the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
Agency work penetration rates worldwide in 2021, by selected countries
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World Employment Confederation. (April 14, 2023). Agency work penetration rates worldwide in 2021, by selected countries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/626622/global-temporary-work-penetration-rates-worldwide/
World Employment Confederation. "Agency work penetration rates worldwide in 2021, by selected countries." Chart. April 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626622/global-temporary-work-penetration-rates-worldwide/
World Employment Confederation. (2023). Agency work penetration rates worldwide in 2021, by selected countries. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626622/global-temporary-work-penetration-rates-worldwide/
World Employment Confederation. "Agency Work Penetration Rates Worldwide in 2021, by Selected Countries." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/626622/global-temporary-work-penetration-rates-worldwide/
World Employment Confederation, Agency work penetration rates worldwide in 2021, by selected countries Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/626622/global-temporary-work-penetration-rates-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Agency work penetration rates worldwide in 2021, by selected countries [Graph], World Employment Confederation, April 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/626622/global-temporary-work-penetration-rates-worldwide/