USA Today
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
An encouraging jobs report Friday underscored the growing prominence of temporary workers who some experts predict could constitute up to a quarter of the workforce in a few years.
A big reason employers shed a far-less-than-expected 11,000 jobs last month is that temporary staffing agencies found slots for 52,000 additional workers, the most since 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said.
That's a good sign because cautious employers typically hire temps in a recovery before bringing on full-time staffers.
"Companies are hesitant to say demand is lasting and they go first to the contract labor market," says Manpower CEO Jeff Joerres. The No. 1 staffing agency's business rose 10% to 15% last quarter, he says.
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