Agency work was by far the largest sector of the global staffing industry in 2021, contributing around 420 billion euro of the industry's total revenue. This was a monumental increase of 72 percent when compared to 2020, with the COVID-19 recovery in full swing. Overall, the total market size of the global staffing industry grew by an unprecedented 22.6 percent between 2020 and 2021.
Annual revenue of the staffing industry worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by segment (in billion euros)
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World Employment Confederation. (April 14, 2023). Annual revenue of the staffing industry worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by segment (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169531/staffing-industry-worldwide-sales-revenue-sector/
World Employment Confederation. "Annual revenue of the staffing industry worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by segment (in billion euros)." Chart. April 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169531/staffing-industry-worldwide-sales-revenue-sector/
World Employment Confederation. (2023). Annual revenue of the staffing industry worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by segment (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169531/staffing-industry-worldwide-sales-revenue-sector/
World Employment Confederation. "Annual Revenue of The Staffing Industry Worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by Segment (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169531/staffing-industry-worldwide-sales-revenue-sector/
World Employment Confederation, Annual revenue of the staffing industry worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by segment (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169531/staffing-industry-worldwide-sales-revenue-sector/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Annual revenue of the staffing industry worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by segment (in billion euros) [Graph], World Employment Confederation, April 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169531/staffing-industry-worldwide-sales-revenue-sector/