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Article: Temporary help services--who is responsible for safety?(Environmental & Safety Issues)
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- Industrial Heating
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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According the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, job recovery continues to sputter at a relatively slow and unpredictable pace in most sectors. Construction employment has increased by 123,000 jobs since March 2003, but has unfortunately experienced a decline of 24,000 jobs in February. Since August 2003, job losses in the manufacturing sector averaged 16,000 a month, which is good, when compared to an average loss of 62,000 per month for the first 8 months of 2003. Even the financial activities sector has seen a net job loss. This sector added 4,000 jobs in February 2004 only to be offset by a loss in credit intermediation (which includes mortgage banking) of ...