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Economic Report 2017

The 2017 Economic Report by the World Employment Confederation finds that by constantly expanding its footprint and diversifying its range of services, the employment industry contributed to creating 50 million jobs worldwide. Across the markets covered in the report, current trends show a diversification of the employment industry, which regroups 169,000 agencies and 1.5 million HR specialists.

Published on 28th March 2018

In the year of its 50th anniversary, the World Employment Confederation, publishes its annual economic report, which contains data on an unequaled range of HR services ranging from labour market intelligence to talent acquisition and from placement to advisory services.

Key findings from the 2017 edition include:

  • The employment industry contributed to creating 50 million jobs worldwide.
  • The industry diversifies and now regroups 169,000 agencies and 1.5 million HR specialists.
  • Managed Services Providers (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) continue to gain acceptance and penetration as a tool for more effective recruitment.
  • Agency work provide both an entry point to the labour market and a stepping stone to permanent hiring.
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