Workplace Express is a subscription-based news service. You must have a current subscription and be logged in to access this article:
Just 5% (or less than 600,000) of Australia's 10.65 million workers have been placed in jobs by recruitment or labour hire companies, according to new ABS data that also reveals there are almost a million independent contractors.
If you are not a subscriber and would like to arrange a free trial or subscription, please click on one of the buttons below.