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Staffing providers and temporary employment agencies in Austria

Temporary employment agencies, private placement agencies and recruitment consultants: for software vendors, insurers, job boards and businesses looking for staffing providers as partners or wanting to reach them by post.

Our Austrian database holds 218,653 records (as of 3 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to industries. The quote states the size available for this industry.

Export of the whole industry: €409 (final price). Selections by federal state, district or your own filters are quoted on request.

Official statistics: 1,930 businesses in Austria according to Statistics Austria, structural business statistics 2024 (table G_UNT1) (reference year 2024, table created 30 June 2026). Division 78 employment activities: placement agencies (78.1), temporary employment agencies (78.2) and other human resources provision (78.3). This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.

What counts as Staffing and temporary employment

The industry corresponds to ÖNACE division 78 (employment activities). It is small and manageable: according to Statistics Austria, placement (78.1) and temporary employment (78.2) are the two largest groups.

Recruitment consultants searching for executives are in 78.1 or in management consultancy (70.22), depending on their focus. If you are looking for executive search, ask for both classes.

ÖNACE 2008Official titleFor your selection
78.1Activities of employment placement agenciesprivate placement and recruitment consultancy
78.2Temporary employment agency activitiestemporary and agency work
78.3Other human resources provisionlonger-term staff provision and HR management

Staff provision and placement: different trades

Both activities are governed by the Trade Act, but with different strictness.

Provision of workers
The provision of workers (Arbeitskräfteüberlassung) is a regulated trade (§ 94 no. 72 GewO).
Employment placement
Employment placement is a free trade with special provisions; it is only permitted in compliance with the Labour Market Promotion Act (§ 151a GewO).
GISA
The licences are recorded in GISA and can be checked individually. Many staffing agencies also hold a placement licence.

Not in the export

  • number of workers provided
  • industry focus and clients
  • branches of individual businesses
  • names of branch managers
  • vacancies and candidate data

These 15 columns are included.

Staff provision or placement: what you are looking for

An agency employs workers and provides them to clients; a placement agency brings candidates and employers together. Many businesses do both; in the statistics they appear under their main focus.

Large agencies have branches in several federal states. The export usually shows the business with its address as given in the source.

Marketing emails and sales calls to staffing providers require prior consent (§ 174 TKG 2021). A letter is suitable for a first approach.

Example request

We offer scheduling software for agency workers and are looking for businesses in groups 78.2 and 78.3 throughout Austria with a website, for a postal mailing. How many records is that, and how current are the data?

Use cases

Who uses lists like this

Software for staffing providers

Agencies and placement firms in Austria for a postal mailing.

Insurers

Staffing providers as a target group for liability and accident cover.

Businesses with staffing needs

Find providers in a region as potential partners.

Job boards and media

Market size of staffing providers per federal state.

Questions

Staffing and temporary employment: frequently asked questions

Yes, via groups 78.2 and 78.3 (provision of workers). Placement (78.1) can be requested separately.

Partly. Those mainly placing candidates are in 78.1; those acting as management consultants in 70.22. Ask for both classes if you are looking for executive search.

Only with prior consent (§ 174(3) TKG 2021). Details: B2B marketing and § 174 TKG 2021.

1,930 businesses in Austria according to Statistics Austria, structural business statistics 2024 (table G_UNT1) (reference year 2024, table created 30 June 2026). Division 78 employment activities: placement agencies (78.1), temporary employment agencies (78.2) and other human resources provision (78.3). This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.

Format, sources, price and marketing law (§ 174 TKG 2021): questions about all industries.

Staff provision or placement, and where?