The proportion of the vijftigplussers to work to do rises dramatically. It is also the origin of the temporary agency workers is becoming more and more diverse. At the same time, is the total number of hours worked in temporary employment since the start of 2019 at the latest be back in a minute. That seems to be already an indication of a cooling market.

The findings in the annual report for Federgon, federation of HR service providers. There is, to begin with the diversity in age. For example, on a five-year period, the number of people aged over 50 in temporary agency work has increased by 63 per cent. Currently, 12.1% of all uitzendwerkers over the age of 50. Especially with the increase in people aged 55 and over turns out to be significant.

in a Little more than three-quarters of the uitzendwerkers have the Belgian nationality, even though the growth of foreign uitzendarbeiders and white-collar employees, however, are clearly visible in the figure. For example, the proportion of non-nationals increased by 17 per cent in 2011 to 24 percent in 2018. The vast majority of foreign workers in temporary employment have come from the neighboring countries (7 per cent), 2 per cent are from the South of Europe, and 5 per cent for the rest of the EU. The other 2% of the uitzendwerkers from the Maghreb countries, and 2.5 per cent in the rest of Africa.