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Contact center employees in the United States 2014-2017
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Contact center employees in the United States 2014-2017
Number of contact center employees in the United States from 2014 to 2017 (in millions)*
This statistic depicts the number of employees working in the contact center industry in the United States between 2014 and 2017. In 2017, there were around 2.77 million people working in call centers in the United States.
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This statistic depicts the number of employees working in the contact center industry in the United States between 2014 and 2017. In 2017, there were around 2.77 million people working in call centers in the United States.
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- March 2018
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- United States
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- 2014 to 2017
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* Values are as of May each year and have been rounded.
Figures prior to 2017 were taken from a previous report.
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* Values are as of May each year and have been rounded.
Figures prior to 2017 were taken from a previous report.
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