Economics
Temporary-Help Record Aids U.S. Staffing Firms: Chart of the Day
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Record reliance on temporary employees in the U.S. will be a help for the companies that provide them, according to Mark S. Marcon, a Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst.
As the CHART OF THE DAY illustrates, last month’s employment report showed interim help represented the largest proportion of the workforce since at least the 1980s, according to data compiled by the Labor Department.