Employment Screening Services Market Analysis

Employment Screening Services Market Overview

The Employment Screening Services Market is projected to grow from USD 4.91 Billion in 2024 to USD 8.53 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.14% during the forecast period (2024 – 2032). Also, the employment screening services market size was prized at USD 4.54 Billion in 2023.

The increased focus on higher labor quality and greater regulatory compliance are the key market drivers enhancing market growth. Developing nations, particularly those with expanding economies like Australia, China, India, Singapore, and South Korea, offer numerous opportunities for employment screening services to grow and improve their capabilities.

Figure 1: Employment Screening Services Market Size, 2023-2032 (USD Billion)

Source: Primary Research, Secondary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Employment Screening Services Market Trends

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  Growing number of job immigrants is driving the market growth

  
  

Market CAGR for employment screening services is driven by the rising mobile workforce. Due to ization, there has been a significant rise in the number of people seeking employment, primarily in the world's most developed nations, in quest of better living conditions and employment prospects. In the affluent nations of the US, UK, Germany, and Canada, there has been an increased migration of immigrants working in highly professional positions and those requiring less education. Job immigrants are becoming more prevalent in industries like administrative and support services and computer and electronic products. In some cases, naughty immigrants threaten organizations and even the nation's security. The nations that see a higher rate of immigration from people looking for work have established numerous rules and requirements for potential employees. In 2021, immigrants comprised about 17% (28.6 million individuals) of the civilian labor force, including employed and unemployed persons.

Figure 2: Total number and share of migrants from 1960 to 2020

Source: Primary Research, Secondary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

At each level of the hiring process, an employment screening provider assists in creating a compliant screening program. An organization can fulfill industry standards and state and federal laws with the help of a provider with in-house, effective compliance experience and clever built-in compliance solutions. These regulations differ from state to state and depending on the type of job, which complicates things for companies. The Fair Credit Reporting Act in the US is only one example of strict laws for job screening. As a result, HR professionals are expected to be aware of any potential compliance issues, particularly while conducting employment screening procedures. Without a successful employment screening program, a facility or organization may incur fines, legal costs, and loss of privilege.

Technological developments are the primary trend gaining traction in the market for employment screening services. To improve the candidate and customer experience, major market players are creating technologically sophisticated services. As an illustration, the US-based group background screening business HireRight debuted its Applicant Centre and made its vaccination history questionnaire available in May 2021. The service offers a set of four questionnaires, including one on immunization history, one on respirator health, one on exposure to tuberculosis, and one on COVID-19 immunization. Thus, driving the employment screening services market revenue.

Employment Screening Services Market Segment Insights

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  Employment Screening Services Insights

  
  

The employment screening services market segmentation, based on services, includes criminal background check services, education and employment verification services, credit history checks, and drug & health screening. The criminal background check services segment dominated the market, accounting for 46.7% of market revenue (2.00 Billion). This results from several advantages, including the ability to identify potentially hazardous hires, help defend an organization's reputation, and protect organizational assets, all of which open up lucrative market opportunities. The sector with the fastest rate of growth is education and employment verification. The service that offers in-depth details about the applicant's prior education and employment background is one of the most well-liked offerings on the market. Additionally, numerous businesses worldwide are implementing this service to reduce the risk of hiring someone with fake experience and to induct people with personal and professional credibility.

Figure 3: Employment Screening Services Market, by Services, 2022 & 2032 (USD Billion)

Source: Primary Research, Secondary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Employment Screening Services Distribution channel Insights

The employment screening services market segmentation, based on distribution channels, includes BFSI, government, information technology, and industrial. In 2022, the BFSI sector dominated the market. The expansion of the employment screening services market in this industry is driven by the rise in various frauds and several well-publicized examples of scandal in the BFSI sector due to the involvement of bank workers. The BFSI services industry is the economy's most important sector since it directly affects a person's possessions, finances, and investments. The second largest market is that of IT technology. By evaluating an applicant's prior behavior and character, background checks in this industry assist organizations in reducing employee theft and shrinkage. Additionally, the IT industry typically expects employees to have higher abilities and work with sensitive client information; as a result, employment screening aids firms in hiring applicants with the qualifications required for the position and ensuring the caliber of the workforce.

Employment Screening Services Regional Insights

By region, the report offers market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. The North American employment screening services market will dominate this market due to a rise in the number of immigrants looking for work, which fuels the market's expansion. Additionally, after observing the rise in the demand for verifying the credentials of international applicants and selecting an effective candidate for the position, many significant organizations in the US are using effective employment screening services.

Further, the leading countries studied in the market report are US, Canada, France, German, Italy, UK, Spain, Japan, China, Australia, India, South Korea, and Brazil.

Figure 4: EMPLOYMENT SCREENING SERVICES MARKET SHARE BY REGION 2022 (USD Billion)

Source: Primary Research, Secondary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Europe employment screening services market accounts for the second-largest market share. State and federal legislation in Europe prohibits discrimination in the workplace and during the recruiting process. As a result, it is illegal for employers to discriminate based on disability, gender, race, or other factors. In addition, the government has set stricter regulations to enforce that statute. Further, the German employment screening services market held the largest market share, and the UK employment screening services market was the fastest-growing market in the European region.

The Asia-Pacific Employment Screening Services Market is expected to expand at a rapid rate from 2023 to 2032. The demand for employment background checks is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region due to a rise in discrepancy rates and a growth in the number of check types. Background checks have been necessary for public services in Australia and China, and both countries have begun doing corporate pre-employment screening and drug tests. Moreover, China’s employment screening services market held the largest market share, and the Indian employment screening services market was the fastest-growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.

Employment Screening Services Key Market Players & Competitive Insights

Leading market players are largely investing in research and development to expand their product lines, which will help the employment screening services market, grow even more. The launch of new products, larger-scale mergers and acquisitions, contractual agreements, and collaboration with other organizations are significant market developments in which market participants engage to increase their presence. The employment screening services industry must provide affordable products to grow and thrive in a more competitive and challenging market environment.

One of the major business strategies manufacturers use in the employment screening services industry to increase market sector and benefit customers is local manufacturing to lower operational costs. In recent years, the employment screening services industry has stipulated some of the most important medicinal benefits. Major players in the employment screening services market, including Sentinel Background Checks (US), HireRight Inc. (US), CareerBuilder Employment Screening LLC (US), Employment Screening Services Inc. (US), and others, are funding operations for research and development to boost market demand.

Accurate Background provides background screening and security research services that use technological innovation to make talent screening simple, efficient, and trustworthy. The company's services include employment screening, vendor certification, and fraud protection by integrating information about the candidate utilizing the client's preferred application tracking systems (ATS), allowing companies to streamline the pre-employment background screening process. In October 2020, Accurate Background offered new, additional resources through its COVID-19 Programme to assist businesses in hiring and thriving during the pandemic. Accurate's COVID-19 Employer Information Hub is a centralized online repository of all the tools, information, and products available to help businesses and their employees.

Sterling Check Corp provides background and identity verification services powered by technology. It provides a hiring and risk management solution that begins with identity verification and continues with credential verification, criminal background screening, drug and health screening, onboarding employee documents processing, and continuing risk monitoring. In March 2023, Sterling Check Corp. announced the acquisition of A-Check in a highly complementary transaction that would increase Sterling's presence in important US verticals such as Healthcare, Industrials, and tech media. Clients of A-Check worldwide will continue to get great service and additional benefits from Sterling's deep market understanding, industry-leading worldwide reach, and broad range of technology-enabled services.

Key Companies in the employment screening services market include

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  Employment Screening Services Inc. (US)

  
  


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  Automatic Data Processing Inc. (US)

  
  


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  Employment Background Investigations Inc (US)

  
  


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  CareerBuilder Employment Screening LLC (US)

  
  


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  Sentinel Background Checks (US)

  
  


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  First Advantage Corporation (US)

  
  


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  HireRight Inc. (US)

  
  

Employment Screening Services Industry Developments

March 2022: Woven, a leading provider of multi-unit company management software, has partnered with Crimcheck, a provider of end-to-end background screening and risk mitigation services, to streamline employee verification and background check processes. The collaboration includes a new integration to help franchisors and multi-unit operators simplify the background check process, decrease liability, and save time.

April 2022: Checkr, a background screening company, has announced the acquisition of Inflection, a Redwood City, California-based supplier of trust and safety solutions. Inflection's core brand, GoodHire, provides employment screening services to small businesses. The transaction, completed in early April, is Checkr's largest purchase and is critical to the company's expansion in its fastest-growing small-to-midsize business segment.

TraqCheck, a Delhi-based firm founded in 2021, plans to increase the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of employee background checks by 2023.

At the company's Collaborate 2023 user conference, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas, First Advantage Corporation, a major global provider of employment background screening and verification solutions, revealed information on its most recent product and technological developments. In response to the demand for businesses to provide candidates with a great experience throughout the screen-to-hire process, First Advantage has introduced three product packages that have been carefully selected and are driven by its next-generation Profile Advantage® solution.

Accurate Background, the biggest privately held provider of compliant background checks, drug and health screenings, and monitoring solutions, today announced its improved integration with iCIMS, launching Prime integrations for a better screening, for the year 2022.

Accurate offers a smooth background check experience for iCIMS' clients and candidates alike as long-standing partners. Recruiters may start background checks, monitor status, and examine outcomes in real-time without switching between platforms by utilising iCIMS' Prime interface.

Employment Screening Services Market Segmentation

Employment Screening Services Outlook

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  Criminal Background Check Services

  
  


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  Education and Employment Verification Services

  
  


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  Credit History Checks

  
  


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  Drug & Health Screening

  
  

Employment Screening Services End-User Outlook

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  BFSI

  
  


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  Government

  
  


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  Information Technology

  
  


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  Industrial

  
  

Employment Screening Services Regional Outlook