This statistic shows the average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020. In 2020, the average tenure of staffing employees was 9.6 weeks. Tenure is defined as the duration of employment with the staffing firm.
Average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in weeks)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on The staffing industry in the U.S.
Market overview
7
- Premium Statistic Revenue of global staffing industry 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Annual sales revenue of the agency work industry worldwide 2002-2020
- Premium Statistic Agency work industry sales revenue in selected countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Industry revenue of “employment placement, executive search services“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Premium Statistic Staffing and recruiting industry sales in the U.S. 2002-2020
- Premium Statistic Distribution of staffing and recruiting industry sales in the U.S. 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Staffing and recruiting industry market size in the U.S. by category 2018-2021
Temporary workers
5
- Premium Statistic Temporary and contract staffing employment in the U.S. 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Average employment tenure of staffing employees in the U.S. 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Temporary and contract staffing turnover rate in the U.S. 2002-2020
- Premium Statistic Temporary staffing sales in the U.S. by sector 2021
- Premium Statistic Fastest growing occupational groups in the U.S. 2020-2030
Leading staffing companies
8
- Premium Statistic Leading companies in the global staffing industry 2020, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Largest staffing firms in the U.S. by revenue 2020
- Premium Statistic Market share of the largest staffing firms in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic Staffing revenue of the fastest growing U.S. staffing firms 2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Adecco Group worldwide 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of Adecco Group's revenue worldwide by brand 2022
- Basic Statistic Revenue of Manpower Group worldwide 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Randstad's staffing revenue worldwide by region or country 2021
Employers
5
- Premium Statistic Opinions of North American staffing firms about revenue change 2022
- Premium Statistic Staffing firms in North America - leading priorities 2022
- Premium Statistic Main industry challenges for North American staffing firms 2022
- Basic Statistic Common employee benefits offered by recruiters in North America 2020
- Basic Statistic Common perks offered by recruiters in North America 2020
Further related statistics
19
- Temporary and contract staffing sales in the U.S. 2002-2020
- Change in share of independent contractors in the U.S. by industry 2005-2017
- Change in usage of contingent workers by organizations U.S. 2016
- Main users of contingent workers in organizations U.S. 2016
- Employment agency workers in the Netherlands 2017, by age
- Number of temporary workers in the Netherlands 2007-2017
- Temporary workers in total working population in the Netherlands 2007-2017
- Brazil: new jobs in the tourism sector 2018-2019, by segment
- Share of contract workers in India by type of job contracts 2015
- Distribution of employment agency workers Netherlands 2007-2017, by company size
- Distribution of employment agency jobs in the Netherlands 2017, by industry
- Average monthly income share of contract workers in India 2015
- Share of employees of General Óptica España by type of contract in Spain 2010-2016
- Leading reasons companies work with freelancers U.S. 2021, by department
- Sales of search and placement services in the U.S. 2002-2020
- TrueBlue's revenue from services 2015-2021
- Agency work - Benefits 2008
- National average involuntary staff turnover rate in New Zealand 2012-2018
- Ways in which staff wellbeing is promoted by employers in New Zealand 2019
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Temporary and contract staffing sales in the U.S. 2002-2020
- Change in share of independent contractors in the U.S. by industry 2005-2017
- Change in usage of contingent workers by organizations U.S. 2016
- Main users of contingent workers in organizations U.S. 2016
- Employment agency workers in the Netherlands 2017, by age
- Number of temporary workers in the Netherlands 2007-2017
- Temporary workers in total working population in the Netherlands 2007-2017
- Brazil: new jobs in the tourism sector 2018-2019, by segment
- Share of contract workers in India by type of job contracts 2015
- Distribution of employment agency workers Netherlands 2007-2017, by company size
- Distribution of employment agency jobs in the Netherlands 2017, by industry
- Average monthly income share of contract workers in India 2015
- Share of employees of General Óptica España by type of contract in Spain 2010-2016
- Leading reasons companies work with freelancers U.S. 2021, by department
- Sales of search and placement services in the U.S. 2002-2020
- TrueBlue's revenue from services 2015-2021
- Agency work - Benefits 2008
- National average involuntary staff turnover rate in New Zealand 2012-2018
- Ways in which staff wellbeing is promoted by employers in New Zealand 2019
American Staffing Association. (August 31, 2021). Average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220686/us-average-tenure-of-temporary-employees/
American Staffing Association. "Average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in weeks)." Chart. August 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220686/us-average-tenure-of-temporary-employees/
American Staffing Association. (2021). Average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220686/us-average-tenure-of-temporary-employees/
American Staffing Association. "Average Employment Tenure of Contract and Temporary Employees in The United States from 2000 to 2020 (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220686/us-average-tenure-of-temporary-employees/
American Staffing Association, Average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220686/us-average-tenure-of-temporary-employees/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Average employment tenure of contract and temporary employees in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in weeks) [Graph], American Staffing Association, August 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220686/us-average-tenure-of-temporary-employees/