US employment trends: IT vs. overall nonfarm
Over the past decade, employment in IT occupations has grown at a much faster rate than that of overall employment in the US.
Benchmarks: Temp occupations in the EU
There were 27.8 million temporary workers in the EU in the third quarter of 2018.
Data corner: US Temp Penetration Rate
The US temporary employment penetration rate was 2.03% in January, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Benchmarks: Global Spend on SOW
SIA estimates SOW consulting to be worth roughly 13.5% of the total $3.68 trillion in contingent workforce spend in 2017.
Benchmarks: VMS spend by client
The majority VMS spend in 2017 was via VMS clients that spent more than $100 million, and have more than 10,000 employees.
Benchmarks: MSP Market Occupational Mix
As part of our VMS and MSP landscape report series, we examine the types of workers that are typically sourced through MSPs. Information technology was the most prevalent skill category in 2017, aside from the catch-all “other professional” category.
Benchmarks: 2017 US contingent workforce spend
The US economy generated $864 billion in contingent workforce spend in 2017, according to Staffing Industry Analysts research.
Benchmarks: Training Offered to Temp Workers
Fifty-seven percent of US staffing firms provide training of some extent to their temporary workers, according to research from Staffing Industry Analysts.
Benchmarks: CW program swings to HR ownership
According to Staffing Industry Analysts’ most recent Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey, HR now owns more of the CW programs than procurement.
Benchmarks: Global spend on the gig economy
B2B human cloud companies such as Upwork and Work Market generated $6.4 billion, a relatively small piece of the $82.4 billion pie.
