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 quotation proof.
How common is the noun task firm?
Where does the noun task firm originated from?
Earliest understood usage
1950s
The earliest known usage of the noun task company 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. 1st Old English-.

task, n. ² 1557-.

job, n. THREE 1560-1771.

job, n. four 1560-.

task, v. one a1500-.

task, v. ² 1647-.

job, v. ³ 1666-1843.

task action, n.c1926-.

task firm, n. 1952-.

task analysis, n. 1916-.

task analyst, n. 1917-.

jobard, n.c1475-.

jobation, n. 1687-.

job bank, n. 1965-.

jobbed, adj. 1827-.

jobber, n. ¹ 1544-.

jobber, n. two a1626-.

jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.

jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.

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Entry history for job agency, n.
as part of the entry for task, n. ² job firm, n. was first published in 2008.
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