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Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Employment services

2001

Employment services reported operating revenues of $5.19 billion in 2001, relatively unchanged from $5.14 billion in 2000. A general slowdown in economic growth in 2001 impacted the employment services industry, which provides workers to businesses for part-time and permanent assignments. Data for 2001 show that revenues from placement services (that is, permanent staffing) were lower, while revenues from temporary staffing services grew to offset the decline.

Temporary staffing services generated 80.3% of operating revenues in 2001, a significant increase from 75.7% in 2000. In contrast, the share of operating revenues from placement services fell to 18.2% from 21.5% in 2000.

The industry reported that 464,000 workers used the services of temporary staffing agencies in 2001. These temporary workers generated 221 million billable hours for the industry in 2001, up from 210 million in 2000.

In 2001, 61% of operating revenues were earned in Ontario. Revenues from clients outside of Canada grew to $122 million, up significantly from $74 million in 2000.

The operating profit margin for the industry fell to 3.9%, down from 5.9% in 2000.

The largest user of this industry's services was the business sector, which generated 87.2% of operating revenues in 2001.

Large businesses play a major role in the employment services industry, but their overall share of operating revenues slipped in 2001. The top 20 firms accounted for 37% of operating revenues in 2001, down from 40% in 2000. Similarly, they accounted for 39% of all salaries and wages paid in the industry in 2001, down from 41% in 2000.

Available on CANSIM: table 361-0001.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 4718.

Results for 2001 are now available for the staffing services industry group comprising the temporary help services and employment placement agencies industries. Detailed tables for a range of industry characteristics providing breakdown of revenues, expenses and employment are also included in the data release package.

To order a free copy of the data release package, contact Nancy Preston (613-951-0392, fax: 613-951-6696; nancy.preston@statcan.gc.ca), Service Industries Division.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Michel Savard (613-951-3175; fax: 613-951-6696; michel.savard@statcan.gc.ca), Service Industries Division.



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