Temporary employment in the U.S. is a growing trend. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20,200 temporary workers were added to the workforce in September, bringing the total number of temp workers up to 2.75 million. Out of the entire U.S. job pool, 2.02 percent are now temp positions, up…

As individuals and agencies have begun to utilize the new federal health care website, many have encountered issues. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is among the groups beset by website glitches, and they've devised a solution to handle the problems. After receiving about 50 applications by mid-October that were littered with errors, the organization decided…

During an economic recession, companies tend to boost their percentage of temporary workers to maintain business growth without adding permanent workers to the payroll. Such instances of this occurred in 2009 when the percentage of temporary workers in the overall U.S. workforce peaked at around 20 percent. However, during the years since, the percentage of temps in the workforce…

Employers looking to fill a new position have a difficult task. Even when the interview process yields qualified individuals, it's difficult to tell if a candidate is dedicated to the long run. To cope, many companies are hiring workers temporarily, with an understanding that a permanent position could be offered later. According to Joyce Russell, an…

The majority of Americans feel their current job is not on course with their long-term career vision, according to a poll by Monster employment service. Fifty-six percent of respondents said they were "not on course at all" while only 6 percent said they were "totally on course."Responding to the results, Mary Ellen Slayter, career advice expert…

Employment at health care facilities is following a new pattern. Illness prevention is replacing fee-for-service practices that were in demand last decade. As a result, primary care practitioners are replacing radiologists and cardiologists as the most sought after specialty physicians, U.S. News reported.Factors driving the new trend are a growing elderly population, a shortage of physicians and…

Many firms in the recruiting industry are optimistic about the future of their businesses. According to a survey from NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network, 86.6 percent of firms expect to see improved business conditions in the next six months. These businesses, who focus on hiring permanent and temporary workers for other companies, are expecting some of…

New college graduates are staying at their first jobs for less than a year, according to a survey of 264 Express Employment Professionals franchises. Seventy-four percent are at their first job for less than a year and 16 percent last under six months. Unlike contract workers whose term of employment is specified, many of these…

The percentage of contract workers in the IT industry, which increased heavily last year, remains high for 2013. According to Computer Economics, 15 percent of employees are contract workers compared to 6 percent in 2010 and 2011. Last year, the number had surged to 17 percent.The last spike in IT contract hiring came in the…

The surge in holiday sales leads businesses to hire hundreds of thousands of temporary workers every year. Over the past decade, that number experienced a hefty dip: bottoming out during the recession and growing to a 12-year high last year with 751,800 jobs, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Hiring this year reveals interesting…