Q. How big is the industry?
A. The staffing industry generated more than $60 billion in revenue per year from temporary help service and permanent placement service.
Q. How many companies use staffing services?
A. About 90% of companies use staffing service agencies.
Q. What kinds of services do staffing companies offer?
A. Staffing companies offer temporary job, temp-to-hire, permanent placement, long term and contract assignment, outsourcing, payroll service and other human resource functions.
Q. What type of assignments do staffing companies offer?
A. Jobs range from janitor to CEO and are available in virtually all occupations.
Q. How long do people stay in temporary assignment?
A. Depend on the job. You may stay in a job from a few hours to a year or more. If it is a permanent placement position, you will be the employee of the Client Company on the first day of employment.
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Q. Do staffing service charge employee fee for temporary assignment?
A. No. We bill the Client Company to pay for our service.
Q. What are the trends for job growth in the staffing industry?
A. The fastest growth is occurring in professional and technical occupations.
Q. How many staffing companies are there in the U.S.?
A. There are about 7,000 staffing companies doing business in the U.S.
Q. What kind of pay and benefits do temporary and contract employees receive?
A. Depending on the assignment. The average temporary or contract employee earns more than $10 per hour. Most staffing companies offer health insurance, vacation pay, holiday pay and some offer retirement plans.
Q. How much has the staffing industry grown?
A. Average daily employment for temporary help services has increased at an average rate of 10 percent per year over the past 7 years.
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