Table 6
Temporary help and staffing services manufacturing employment and share of total manufacturing employment, 1989–2015
| Employment in manufacturing | Share of manufacturing employment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary help | Staffing services | Temporary help | Total staffing services | |
| 1989 | n.a. | 419,102 | n.a. | 2.3% |
| 1996 | n.a. | 926,882 | n.a. | 5.1% |
| 2000 | 1,020,989 | 1,392,278 | 5.5% | 7.5% |
| 2001 | 806,074 | 1,128,881 | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| 2006 | 1,026,906 | 1,300,610 | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| 2009 | 694,422 | 869,943 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,194,000 | 1,576,080 | 8.6% | 11.3% |
| Change | ||||
| 1989–2000 | n.a. | 232.2% | n.a | 5.2% |
| 2000–2006 | 0.6% | -6.6% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| 2006–2015 | 6.5% | 21.2% | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 1989–2015 | n.a. | 276.1% | n.a | 9.1% |
Notes: The staffing services sector includes temporary help services, professional employer organizations, and employment agencies.
Source: Author’s analysis of Dey, Houseman, and Polivka 2012, Table 3; 2017, Table 1
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