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Why are companies hiring fewer temps?

by Stephanie Hughes
Nov 1, 2024
After hitting a peak in March 2022, the temp industry has come back down to earth.
A labor shortage has squeezed a significant portion of temp work out of the job market.
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Temp worker employment is falling. What does that mean for the U.S. economy?

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 31, 2024
While decreasing numbers of temporary workers can be a leading recession indicator, economists say this time might be different.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about a quarter of temporary workers are employed in transportation and material moving occupations such as warehouse jobs.
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Temp jobs falling usually signals a recession. Maybe not this time.

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 5, 2023
It's probably more a sign of pandemic labor market weirdness than a coming recession.
Following an explosion of temp jobs during the pandemic, many positions were made permanent as companies scrambled to recruit and retain workers. Above, participants at a San Francisco job fair.
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Automakers aren't the only manufacturers that rely on temporary workers

by Stephanie Hughes
Sep 21, 2023
They're usually cheaper than permanent employees, but they can reduce productivity.
The UAW is demanding an end to tiered labor in the next contract. As of now, temporary workers are paid less than permanent employees.
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Divided Decade

Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed jobs

by Tommy Andres
Dec 19, 2018
The work we do and the way we’re paid is different.
Amy Grady, who ran as an independent for a seat in the West Virginia state Senate, teaches in her classroom at Leon Elementary on Oct. 18, 2018 in Leon, West Virginia.  West Virginia teachers went on strike this year demanding higher pay and better health care.
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Is the Uber economy bad for workers?

by Adam Allington
Mar 10, 2015
Technology puts more services at our fingertips, but at what cost?
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The dangers of temp work

by David Brancaccio
Jul 10, 2014
Why temp workers could be at greater risk for injury.
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Freelancers: From 'hustlers' into 'heroes for hire'

by Shannon Mullen
Feb 11, 2014
As more and more Americans work freelance jobs, a new industry emerges to meet their needs
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The temp agency for CFOs

by David Brancaccio
Aug 14, 2013
What does a company do when it's suddenly left without a CFO?
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African-Americans allege labor discrimination in Chicago

by Jeff Tyler
May 7, 2013
African-American men in Chicago say some temp firms discriminate against them and prefer to hire Latino immigrants.
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