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Originally Posted by Rex E.
I'm not sure how unemployment is for real but I do know that when they are bringing people in to my place of employment for the most part they are temps. We have some temps that have been there well over a year. Do temp workers count as "employed" in these polls?
On a side note it scares the hell out of me when I see em bringing in another round of 15 temps. Giving them more and better training than I received when I was hired. Sure has that feeling of an 1800's sewing shop with folks lined up along the wall waiting for your job if you make a mistake.
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Excellent question. I don't know the answer, but it would be interesting to know.
Same here. It dawned on me a while back, that I don't personally know ANYONE, not even among my Ohio relatives, who is
unemployed, but I know tons of people who are
underemployed. Low wages, reduced hours, no benefits.......I know lots of those.
Is this just a sign of the "recession"? Maybe so. What do you think?
(I've watched the use of temp services grow and grow over the years, along with the reluctance to hire folks on "permanent". Where I work, this now includes skilled/technical staff. Not just the laborers.)
Dave