New research by Eurociett, the European Confederation of Private Employment Services, has revealed sales revenue growth for European recruitment agencies across all but one of the countries in which data was collected.

According to the April 2016 Agency Business Indicator, year-on-year turnover agency revenue rose in seven of the eight markets covered, with the exception of Norway, where it fell by 13.0%. Revenues were greatest in Poland and Sweden, with turnover up by 22% and 17%, respectively.

Based on data from Eurociett members in 10 countries, but excluding the UK, for which no such data is available, the number of hours worked by agency workers rose by an average of 2.5% year-on-year. 

Two countries – Norway (-6.2%) and Germany (-4.3%) were below the average, while Netherlands saw the growth in hours worked by agency workers increase by 11% – more than any of the countries where data was collected.