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Metric
Contingent Workforce Ratio
How reliant are we on contractors and temporary labor?
Workforce planningDescriptiveDiagnostic
Definition
Contingent workers as a share of total workforce capacity.
How to calculate it
Contingent FTE / Total workforce FTE
Business question
How reliant are we on contractors and temporary labor?
How to read it
High ratios may indicate flexibility or hidden core skill gaps.
Recommended segments
- Business unit
- Geography
- Function
- Grade or level
How to visualize it
- Trend over time
- Segment comparison
- Distribution
Decisions it supports
Build-vs-buy staffing, vendor consolidation, and skills planning.
What can make it misleading
Inconsistent contingent classification across vendors.
Updated 2026-08-09