While daily employment has risen significan tly in the past 10 years, such workers still make up only about 2 percent of the workforce. Temporary work is a bridge to permanent employment, with over 70 percent of temporary employees finding permanent jobs within a year. The Department of Labor says that the practice of first auditioning permanent employee candidates as temporary employees is the fastest growing segment of the staffing industry. Almost 50 percent of all temporary employees have health insurance from some source, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most temporary employees who want benefits can find a staffing firm that offers them.
Health benefits are accessible for most temporary workers.
Waiting periods at most staffing firms range from 0 to 500 hours. Contribution rates among larger staffing firms average about 40 percent. Temporary workers with longer tenure are much more likely to prefer their current arrangements and value the flexibility and independence of temporary work. Many IT temporary employees trade off speculative stock options for higher wages than their permanent counterparts. Temporary information technology jobs often result in permanent positions.