Temp Jobs down 63,000 in April

From Staffing Industry Analysts: "Less worse: Temp jobs off 63,000 in April!
The April decline in temporary help payrolls, of 63,000 jobs, was the smallest since October. It’s also noteworthy that the temporary share of total employment losses has been moderating—in the first half of 2008, temporary job losses accounted for about a quarter of all jobs lost, but that share has been declining and in the last three months averaged just 10.9%."

What does this mean? A few things: 1)Considering the monthly average of temp job loss was averaging 80,000 per month October through March, this shows signs of slowing down 2)This shows that companies are looking to keep a "flexible" workforce currently rather than bringing on full time employees.

This is is definitely in line with what we here at SkillStorm have seen in the past recessions. Companies hiring will first start with the "flexible" hire in a risk adverse measure to see what happens in the economic climate. The old adage of "putting a foot in the water before jumping in!".

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