The Washington Post report long term prospects
for Temp Staffing: encouraging

The temporary-staffing industry is almost giddy about the prospects for its long-term business after the dramatic gains of the past decade. Even though last year was a disaster for the temp business -- with 360,000 jobs lost -- it's hard to deny the freight train coming down the tracks. And the recent signs of growth in the temp business suggest the engine's back on track and moving.
The BLS reporting there were 2.9 million people working in temp jobs or about 2.5 percent of the employed workforce of 134.4 million people. Ten years ago, a million temps accounted for less than 1 percent of all workers.

The temp business argues, and so do some economists, that the swelling ranks of temporary workers are the result of more responsive business models throughout corporate America. The temp industry allows: Hire 'em when you need 'em, and let 'em go when you don't.

"While firms have really concentrated on just-in-time inventory, the concept of just-in-time workforce makes sense," said Wahlquist of the trade association.