Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the number of private sector employment agencies in each of the last 10 years.
Nick Boles
According to the Office for National Statistics the number of employment placement agencies and temporary agencies is given in the table below.
|
2015 |
22,445 |
|
2014 |
19,440 |
|
2013 |
18,180 |
|
2012 |
17,865 |
|
2011 |
17,515 |
|
2010 |
18,195 |
Data on number of the employment agency businesses are not available on a consistent basis prior to 2010. This is due to changes in methodology and the industrial classification system.
