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Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of La
Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of La
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Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 9.2 percent of workers as those who have【C1】______ they term "alternative employment arrangements". The government predicts that temporary staffing agencies will【C2】______ growth of 49 percent by 2010. If numbers increase【C3】______ the rate of predicted, these companies will add 1.9 million new jobs by 2010.
Temporary workers were the first ones to be affected by the recent economic recession, but they are likely to be the first to regain【C4】______ as the economy【C5】______ and companies work to rebuild. Employers use temporary workers as a resource because they offer【C6】______ and come at a low cost. Many temporaries are【C7】______ as "independent contractors" instead of employees,【C8】______ allows the employer to avoid paying certain taxes. Because they are not required to offer【C9】______ to temporary workers, companies can save a great deal of money by hiring temps. Usually, temporary workers can qualify for benefits if they work for a staffing company for a certain length of time. Most temps,【C10】______ , do not continue with one company long enough to qualify for them because they regard the position as a step to a permanent position.
According to Richard Wahlquist, president of the American Staffing Association, 75【C11】______ of temporary workers hope for transition out of the temporary staffing category after a period of time. Wahlquist finds that temporary workers spend about 11 weeks on various assignments before their【C12】______ out of the temporary workforce. Many use temporary positions to gain experience and skills before they move on to【C13】______ jobs. WahLquist says that the temp workforce as a whole turns【C14】______ 400 percent each year.
Tom Dilworth, research director at the Employment Policies Institute, explains that some workers like having temporary jobs because it【C15】______ them a lot of【C16】______ with time and everything. Some temps only have a limited amount of time to work and temp agencies can help coordinate jobs to【C17】______ their schedules. Other sometimes-employees use temporary jobs to get a (an)【C18】______ to a company from the inside, to get a【C19】______ in the door of a certain business or career. Some others take temporary positions in hopes their employers will change them【C20】______ to permanent positions eventually.
【C6】
选项
A、technique
B、work force
C、immobility
D、flexibility
答案
D
解析
名词辨析题 。此处讲的是聘用临时工的好处,下旬提到了independent contractors"独立合同工”,暗示临时工比雇佣一般工人工作弹性大。D flexibility“灵活性”。
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