Almost nine in 10 (88%) of employers are planning to maintain or increase their use of temporary workers in the next three months, according to May’s Jobs Outlook from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

The data also shows that one in three employers is planning to increase or keep static their long term use of agency staff.

The JobsOutlook is based on a monthly survey of employers with results based on a sample of 200 on a three month rolling basis.