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Staffing World 2010

A Profile of Temporary and Contract Employees:
Who They Are and What They Do

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1: Percentage of Staffing Employees in Each Occupational Sector—Based on BLS Data.
2: Respondents Selected Whether They Considered Themselves Temporary or Contract Employees.
3: ASA and BLS Surveys Produce Similar Results.
4: By Far the Top Reason for Choosing Temporary or Contract Work Was to Get a Permanent Job—Flexibility and Work Experience Also Ranked High.
5: Respondents Rated the Importance of Various Factors in Their Decisions to Become Temporary or Contract Employees.
6: Respondents Were Asked to Indicate How Well Each Statement Described Their Current (or Most Recent) Work Experience as a Staffing Employee.
7: Differences Between Work Situation Ratings (Reality) and Decision Factor Ratings (Expectations) Show That Reality Exceeds Expectations in Most Cases.
8: How Satisfied Are Staffing Employees With Various Aspects of Their Employment Arrangement and Would They Refer Others to Similar Employment? The Results Contrast Favorably to Comparable Surveys of All U.S. Employees.
9: Respondents Who Were Not Working on an Assignment for a Staffing Firm at the Time of the Survey (and Who Had Not Withdrawn From the Work Force) Were Asked What They Had Been Doing Since Their Last Assignment.
10. What Steps Have You Taken to Find Other Employment?
11: In What Ways Do You Feel Your Temporary or Contract Work Made You More Employable?
12: Respondents Were Asked Whether Their Staffing Firm Offered Health Insurance and Whether They Participated in Their Employer's Plan.
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