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Temporary help agency workers are more likely to be men than to be women, are disproportionately African American and Hispanic, and are concentrated in a few industries, including manufacturing: Percent of temporary help agency workers, 2017
| By gender | |
|---|---|
| Male | 52.3% |
| Female | 47.7% |
| By race/ethnicity | |
| White | 58.8% |
| Black or African American | 25.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25.4% |
| Asian | 7.7% |
| By occupation | |
| Management and professional | 21.7% |
| Service occupations | 13.8% |
| Sales | 2.8% |
| Office and administrative support | 16.5% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry | 0.4% |
| Construction and extraction | 3.4% |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 2.2% |
| Production | 19.8% |
| Transportation | 19.3% |
| By industry | |
| Agriculture | 0.4% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 0.6% |
| Construction | 3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 32.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 1.2% |
| Transportation and utilities | 3.0% |
| Information | 1.9% |
| Finance | 4.2% |
| Professional and business services | 26.8% |
| Education and health | 15.0% |
| Leisure and hospitality | 2.0% |
| Other services | 3.1% |
Note: Numbers for race and ethnicity do not sum to 100.0 because Hispanics or Latinos may be of any race and not all races are included in reported categories.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics, Contingent Worker Supplement, Current Population Survey.
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