This statistic shows the primary reason for agency work in the United States in 2016. During the survey, 11 percent of the interviewees stated the reason for agency work was that they wanted to learn new skills and/or gain work experience.
What is your primary reason to work through an agency?
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World Employment Confederation. (May 3, 2018). What is your primary reason to work through an agency? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation. "What is your primary reason to work through an agency?." Chart. May 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation. (2018). What is your primary reason to work through an agency?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation. "What Is Your Primary Reason to Work through An Agency?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation, What is your primary reason to work through an agency? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
What is your primary reason to work through an agency? [Graph], World Employment Confederation, May 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/