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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > temporary placement agencies

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temporary placement agencies  

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  • Since their origins in the years after World War II, temporary placement agencies, or staffing firms, have grown significantly. At the start of the 21st century, according to the American Staffing Association, there were about 6,000 temporary placement agencies, which employed nearly 3 million workers a day in the United States. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Temporary Placement Agencies]

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