This statistic shows the primary reason for agency work in the United States in 2016. During the survey, 11 percent of the interviewees stated the reason for agency work was that they wanted to learn new skills and/or gain work experience.
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World Employment Confederation. (May 3, 2018). What is your primary reason to work through an agency? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation. "What is your primary reason to work through an agency?." Chart. May 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation. (2018). What is your primary reason to work through an agency?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
World Employment Confederation. "What Is Your Primary Reason to Work through An Agency?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
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What is your primary reason to work through an agency? [Graph], World Employment Confederation, May 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190848/reasons-for-agency-work-in-the-united-states-2009/
