2007 Temporary Jobs Guidebook by Staffing Industry Analysts

Staffing Industry Analysts has created the 2007 Temporary Jobs Guidebook which outlines “a fundamental shift in the make up of the U.S. workforce.”

"From our analysis, we predict that over the next 10 years, corporate America is likely to face a distinct challenge to find highly skilled workers to help them achieve their business objectives," said Barry Asin, Chief Analyst of Staffing Industry Analysts. "As a result, employers can expect rising prices for skilled temporary help and longer waits to find these workers. For temporary staffing firms, the demand for contingent workers will translate into a growth opportunity for the foreseeable future."

Here are some interesting facts on temp labor contained in the Guidebook:

The Guidebook can be orderded by contacting Staffing Industry Analysts' sales at 650-232-2350 or kmarechal@staffingindustry.com.

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U.S. Temporary Employment in Decline for 1st Time in 3 Years

Temporary help payroll growth, as measured on a 12-month trend, has been weakening steadily over 2006, and finally crossed the line into the negative zone in November, falling 0.8% from the year earlier. This was the first recorded year-over-year decline in temporary help payrolls since June 2003. Part of the reason for this decline is the effect of Katrina on previous year’s numbers. November 2005 saw a large increase in temporary help usage in the weather-beaten Gulf Coast. Nonetheless, even taking this liberal perspective, it remains that temporary help payrolls are also up less than 1% above pre-Katrina levels, so volume growth is unquestionably weak at best. On a month-to-month basis, temporary help services rose 0.2% from October, adding 4,800 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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The Four Segments of the Contingent Workforce

Manpower's whitepaper "The Total Workforce" outlines their 'Four Segments of the Contingent Workforce'. The following diagram outlines these four areas and provides a useful reference to often often used terms "Temporary Employee", "Contractor", "Outsourced Employee", and "Consultant".

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The Total Workforce. [Manpower - PDF]

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