Consequently, some workers would rather be permanent temps than hold a permanent job. If you work as a regular employee for a place for two to three years and have the keys to the kingdom and are the only one that can do the job, they're not about to turn around and let you take two to three weeks off if you want to. For people and companies looking to fill permanent positions, temping is also a good deal, because it lets both parties try each other out before making a permanent commitment. If a temp only stays at a company for six weeks and the company doesn't like him or he doesn't like it there, he is not obligated to stay. If a regular employee does the same thing, it looks bad on his resume to leave after such a short period of time.
Most experts expect the current trends in temporary staffing to continue.
And they also expect the industry to include an increasing variety of professions. A lot of positions across the board are becoming contract or temporary positions because companies are discovering it's easier to have a staffing service do the work of finding quality people.