The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in October decreased by 1.15% when compared to the same period last year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The white-collar sector reported a slight year-on-year increase of 0.86% while the blue-collar sector reported a decrease of 2.48% in September.

Federgon also reported month-to-month figures showing that the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers decreased by 0.25% in October when compared to September. The blue-collar segment reported a decrease of 0.70% while the white-collar sector saw an increase of 0.36%.

The Federgon index reached 113.66 points in October 2018 compared to 113.95 points the month before. This index reports the level of activity in the month under review compared to January 2007 (=100), on a seasonally adjusted basis.