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| Hiring, Terminations and Retention |
| Surprising Statistics About Temporary Workers |
- 12.5 million The number of people in the temporary workforce
- 9.2 percent The percentage of workers in the U.S. who have “alternative employment arrangements”
- 49 percent The predicted growth in temporary staffing agencies from now until the year 2010
- 1.9 million The number of new jobs created by temporary staffing agencies in the next eight years (That’s more than any other industry).
- 75 percent The percentage of temporary staffing workers who hope eventually to transition into full-time work
- 11 weeks The average number of weeks a temporary worker stays in the temporary workforce before finding permanent work
- 400 percent The percentage of turnover within the temporary workforce each year
Source: Perotin, M. "Temp Workers Become Fixture in Workplace."
The Indianapolis Star. http://myphlip.pearsoncmg.com/cw/mpviewce.cfm?vceid=3402&vbcid=3284
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