The number of hours worked by staffing agency personnel rose again in the four weeks between July 14 and August 10, sector association ABU said on Tuesday.

The 9% rise follows a rise of 6% in the previous four weeks. Staffing agency turnover rose 8%, ABU said.

Technical sectors saw the strongest rise with an increase of 16%, while industry provided 9% more working hours and the administrative sector 7%.

Growth in the staffing agency sector has increased considerably since early May compared with the first four months of 2014, ABU said.