CSR Communication on Progress 2013/2014
Key figures
Labour market facts & trends
36 MILLION PEOPLE IN AGENCY WORK IN 2012
The role of our industry – from the Ciett Economic Report 2014
Providing employment for millions
- 11.5 million agency workers were employed daily in 2012
- The USA employs the largest number of agency workers with 11.5 million people gaining employment through agency work each year
- Europe employs 8.2 million people in agency work each year
Whatever their skills levels
- 77% of agency workers have at best finished their secondary education
Giving younger generations the chance to step onto the career ladder
- On average, 61% of agency workers are under 30 years of age
73 million young people are unemployed worldwide
Main trends in the global labour market
1. Continued high unemployment – above all youth unemployment
2. Skills and geographical mismatch – millions of jobs do not get filled
3. Greater need for flexibility – for companies to remain competitive
4. Fewer jobs for lower skilled workers
EACH YEAR, OUR INDUSTRY PROVIDES 8.3 MILLION PEOPLE
With more work choices through up-skilling
We are well on the way to work!
Annually, our industry…
- Supports 36 million people in their job life
- Helps 12.9 million young people enter the labour market
- Serves 2.3 million companies [1]
35% OF PEOPLE ARE UNEMPLOYED BEFORE, 14%,
AFTER AGENCY WORK
Agency work helps unemployed find jobs and remain in employment
- Agency work is not only a short time solution, but provides a stepping stone into long term employment
- Germany, South Africa, Greece and Sweden are the strongest examples of this stepping stone function of agency work
- 70% of temporary agency work assignments are over 1 month
As an industry, we have made a pledge to up-skill
65 million people
The industry confederation is strengthening that role and we collectively
made 5 pledges in May 2012 to build better labour markets and provide work
opportunities and hope to millions of people every day:
- Support 280 million people in their job life
- Help 75 million young people enter the labour market
- Up-skill 65 million people, giving them more work choices
- Create 18 million more jobs
- Serve 13 million companies with the right talents to succeed [1]
EACH YEAR, OUR INDUSTRY CREATES 3.1 MILLION more JOBS
How our industry creates employment
- Two thirds of organisations would not have created jobs without access to agency work
- Agency work provides a stepping stone from unemployment into work
- A high percentage of agency workers remain in employment after 1 year’s experience [1]
[1]Source: Ciett – ‘The Voice for Labour Choice’ (corporate leaflet) 2014.