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Subject:Re: job market Q4 2009 From:quills -at- airmail -dot- net To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:07:08 -0600
That's what I've been stuck on since 2001.
Scott
On 12/22/09 12:11 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote:
> There was an article in the NY Times yesterday about how temporary
> agency employees were the fastest-growing category in the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics' November survey:
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/business/economy/21temps.html
>
> This certainly matches my experience. I've seen only one or two
> permanent jobs to apply for this quarter. Almost every job posting I
> see is for a temp position, I'm currently working as a temp, and I
> frequently get email from five recruiters from different temp agencies
> for the same gig.
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