Employment agencies help companies and organisations find appropriate staff.
The advantage for you is that they can put you forward for several jobs which might suit you.
Agency jobs can be temporary or more permanent. Temporary jobs can be a way of gaining work experience and trying out different sorts of work.
Leeds Library and Information Service has produced a comprehensive directory of over 230 of the employment agencies in Leeds
Other information
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation makes sure that agencies who belong to it meet their standards. Its website includes information on your rights if you are using agencies to look for work. You can also search a national database of member agencies by job sector and location.
The TUC have produced a useful leaflet on Agency Working.
The employment section of Directgov includes information about using employment agencies.