What does the noun task agency imply?

There is one significance in OED's entry for the noun job company. See 'Meaning & use' for meaning, usage, and quote evidence.

How common is the noun task firm?

Where does the noun job agency originated from?

Earliest understood use

1950s

The earliest recognized use of the noun task firm remains in the 1950s.

OED's earliest proof for task firm is from 1952, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

Nearby entries

joanna, n. 1846-.

joaquinite, n. 1909-.

Job, n. ¹ Old English-.

job, n. ² 1557-.

job, n. ³ 1560-1771.

job, n. ⁴ 1560-.

task, v. one a1500-.

job, v. TWO 1647-.

job, v. ³ 1666-1843.

task action, n.c1926-.

task firm, n. 1952-.

job analysis, n. 1916-.

task expert, n. 1917-.

jobard, n.c1475-.

jobation, n. 1687-.

task bank, n. 1965-.

jobbed, adj. 1827-.

jobber, n. ¹ 1544-.

jobber, n. ² a1626-.

jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.

jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.

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Entry history for task firm, n.

Originally published as part of the entry for task, n. two task company, n. was first released in 2008.

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