During the height of the recession, those of us in the staffing industry saw the numbers of temporary and contract workers rise as employers, worried about the economy, put off hiring full-time employees and turned to staffing firms for help. Now that the economy has stabilized and appears to be improving, businesses are still filling positions with temporary workers. According to the American Staffing Association (ASA), approximately 3 million workers are employed by the staffing industry every week and 11 million contract and temporary workers are hired by staffing-industry firms each year. What's even more interesting: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that temporary workers accounted for 91 percent of total nonfarm job growth from 2009 to 2011, and today, temporary workers comprise two percent of the total U.S. workforce. As temporary workers continue to bolster the economy, I have noticed another trend: More temporary workers are choosing to stay in their temporary positions on a long-term basis. And employers are embracing this trend.
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