Temporary Hiring: A Different Kind Of Signal?
A recent Associated Press report, “Temp Hiring No Longer Seen as Sign of Recovery,” suggests that one economic rule of thumb no longer applies:
When employers hire temporary staff after a recession, it’s long been seen as a sign they’ll soon hire permanent workers.
Not these days.
Companies have hired more temps for four straight months. Yet they remain reluctant to make permanent hires because of doubts about the recovery’s durability.
Even companies that are boosting production seem … [visit site to read more]
