Thanks to the on-demand economy—a term so sweeping it’s become almost meaningless—you can summon a massage, a dog walker, a Starbucks latte, a handle of whiskey, or legal advice with a few taps on ...

Just in time for the holidays, our lawmakers have once again turned their backs on vulnerable New Jerseyans and saddled taxpayers with another burden – a clear signal that they are willing to give a ...

This is the final story in "The invisible workforce," an NJ Advance Media special report on New Jersey's temp industry. The job seemed simple. Three years ago, Latisha DeSota was hired by New ...

Two men walk into a temporary staffing agency near O’Hare International Airport to inquire about a job. They are both in their 50s, with similar work histories. One is Black, the other Latino. The ...

Temp agencies, also referred to as temporary staffing or employment services agencies, provide employers with skilled workers for work assignments to supplement their staff on a temporary basis.

It’s 5:30 a.m. and Reynalda Cruz was sitting in her car outside a pharmaceutical warehouse in East Brunswick, New Jersey. She was counting workers as they spill out of vans and shuttle buses. “Oh my ...

When Fredy Amador worked as a quality technical specialist for a temp agency in Chicago, he and his co-workers had more or less the same jobs as the permanent employees, who tended to be white. “We ...

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Over the two decades that Angela Rand has, on and off, found employment through temporary hiring agencies in the Chicago region, she’s occasionally received treatment that she terms “odd.” There was ...

The new year has brought greater-than-expected job growth. This is particularly promising for temporary workers—the folks who are the first out the door during tough economic times—and the companies ...

Temp agencies are seeing the resumes of federal employees pile up. But many of these applicants have been rebuffed as furloughed workers are seen as too temporary for even temp jobs. The ongoing ...