Make Temporary Employment Agencies Work for You

Have you considered a temporary job to help pay the bills while you land that permanent position? Nowadays, temporary agencies specialize and can place people in just about every career field.

There are long term assignments and, in many cases, temporary agencies may provide benefits to their employees: paid holidays, medical & dental coverage, life insurance, and 401K plan. Ask a lot of questions about the cost of the benefits to you.

Temp jobs can provide you with experience in industries and careers you where you might not worked before. This is a good way to enhance your resume. If you are not happy with the assignment or the employer, you can move on to your next position and start fresh.

A temp job can also be a foot-in-the-door at a company you are interested in. And temporary assignments can turn to permanent employment. It is estimated that 90% of all companies use temporary employees. More and more, companies use temporary agencies to screen their employees and to send them the best candidate for their ‘temporary’ assignment. If the company likes the employee, he/she may end up with a permanent position. If they don’t like the employee, they can request another be sent, without any commitment on their part. So, what are you waiting for?

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The U.S. Employment Situation: June 2009

Non-farm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000). The unemployment rate was 9.5 percent and the number of unemployed persons 14.7 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Job losses were widespread across the major industry sectors, with large declines occurring in manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has increased by 7.2 million, and the unemployment rate has risen by 4.6 percentage points.

In June, unemployment rates for the major worker groups--adult men (10.0 percent), adult women (7.6 percent), teenagers (24.0 percent), whites (8.7 percent), blacks (14.7 percent), and Hispanics (12.2 percent)--showed little change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 8.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs (9.6 million) was little changed in June after increasing by an average of 615,000 per month during the first 5 months of this year.

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 433,000 over the month to 4.4 million. In June, 3 in 10 unemployed persons were jobless for 27 weeks or more.

Best of luck in your job or career search!