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| Figure 1: Since 2000, Quarterly Economic Growth Has Averaged 2.4%. But It Slowed to 0.6% in the Fourth Quarter of 2007 and the First Quarter of 2008. |
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| Figure 2: Temporary Help Employment Contracted in the Three Previous Recessions. It Was Virtually Flat in 2007, Perhaps Signaling a 2008 Recession? |
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| Figure 3: America's Staffing Companies Match Millions of People to Millions of Jobs Every Day. |
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| Figure 4: America's Staffing Companies Hired More Than 11 Million Employees Over the Course of 2007. |
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| Figure 5: Staffing Employee Turnover Decreased to a Historic Low in 2007. The Average Employment Tenure for the Year Was 13.5 Weeks. |
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| Figure 6: Temporary and Contract Staffing Sales Increased by 1.6% in 2007. |
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| Figure 7: Total Staffing Industry Sales—Including Temporary and Contract, and Search and Placement—Increased by 3.6% in 2007. |
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| Figure 8: Temporary and Contract Employees Work in All Occupations. |
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| Figure 9: U.S. Businesses Turn to Staffing Firms To Fill Work Force Gaps, Augment Their Own Staff, and Find New Employees. |
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| Figure 10: Businesses Tap a Full Range of Talent From Staffing Companies. |
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| Figure 11: Room To Grow: On Average, Only 15% of U.S. Businesses Use Staffing Services in a Given Year. The Bigger the Business, the More Likely It's a Staffing Client. |
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| Figure 12: Growth in the Staffing Industry Reduces Unemployment. The 10-Year Average U.S. Unemployment Rate Has Been Falling for More Than 20 Years. And Peaks and Troughs Have Been Tempered. |
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| Figure 13: Employment Services—Mostly Staffing—Expected To Be the Second Largest Job-Growth Industry. |
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