employment agency

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Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Demand for people at checkpoints, to scan tickets and help manage crowds is so great that France’s state employment agency is offering free and expedited security guard training courses, with no specialist qualifications required.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Mr Moore, 22, is on a zero-hours contract with an employment agency.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

According to the inspector general report, the D.C. employment agency received 20 Labor Department staffers to boost its number of claims examiners to 58.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

Rudy worked regularly for an employment agency that sent him to wait on tables at exclusive parties.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey