Keeping track: Workforce composition

Nearly a third of workers in 'alternative' arrangements

February 28, 2000

In contrast to decades past, the countries workforce today includes a variety of work arrangements - from direct-hire temps, contract temps, and agency temps to on-call workers and full-time contractors.

There is an ongoing debate surrounding the classification of workers (story, opposite page).

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