Agency work penetration rates worldwide 2022, by selected countries

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Raphael Bohne,
Feb 7, 2025
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 2022, by selected countries

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April 2024

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Worldwide

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2022

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The penetration rate measures the percentage of the active working population working as temporary workers.

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