A CEO confidence survey conducted by The Conference Board showed that executives were feeling more optimistic in the second quarter of 2013 than in the first. CEO confidence reached a rating of 62 in the second quarter, an increase from the first quarter's 54.Sixty percent of CEOs surveyed said they expect economic conditions to improve over…

Job board Simply Hired released its July 2013 Employment Outlook today, and recorded a 21.1 percent year-over-year increase in job openings since June 2012. In June, they increased in 18 of 50 major metro areas, and in six of 18 industries. The fields that experienced the most growth were transportation and government. According to Staffing…

It is often difficult to get a job without job experience. For those who are just entering or reentering the job market, this is a frustrating situation. Contingent work can be a great solution. Temporary workers are often hired permanently by the companies where they work, which is an ideal situation for all involved. Even…

The many American contract and temporary workers may be experiencing the new normal for jobs in the U.S. economy. Research shows that around 20 percent of the job growth since 2009 has been in the temporary sector, and this trend is not abating. There are currently a near-record number of temporary and contract workers in the…

According to Print Week, most printers now depend on temporary workers. As manufacturing processes have become more streamlined, the permanent staff necessary to keep a printing business going in normal times has declined. As such, most printers find themselves contract workers in order to meet large deadlines or cope with rush periods, such as those…

Temporary workers are driving the economic recovery. As is often the case, the contingent staffing industry is experiencing the greatest increases in hiring as companies begin to engage in tentative expansion. The number of temporary workers has reached a record high of 2.7 million, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.The benefits of this kind of…

According to the Pulse Survey conducted monthly by Staffing Industry Analysts, temporary staffing revenue grew in May. This 8 percent year-over-year growth counts as "very widespread" improvement. The prior three months only showed widespread growth. This is a good sign, though growth has slowed since the economy has begun to rebound from its crisis, according to…

A majority of people would consider accepting contingent employment, according to a survey conducted by Monster.com. Nearly half of respondents would be willing to become temporary workers "most of the time."Monster.com gave many reasons for these results, including ongoing economic trouble and a high number of currently employed people seeking new jobs. There are, however, much less…

The contingent workforce makes up approximately 18 percent of the workforce as a whole, according to research by the American Staffing Industry. This is an increase from 2012, when 16 percent of the workforce was temporary, and a marked change from 2009, when that proportion was 12 percent.Many factors contribute to this growth. As businesses…

Research by staffing firm Robert Half Legal indicates 31 percent of law firms intend to add to their staff in the second half of 2013. Furthermore, 50 percent of firms will be maintaining current employment levels by filling vacancies. This research, combined with the growing trend of hiring professionals on a contingent basis, may signal a coming increase in…