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SPECIAL SECTION TO IN BUSINESS LAS VEGAS 3A September 23, 2005 SEE, PAGE 8A Businesses seek flexibility. It helps them compete in a fast-paced, ever changing global economy. The larger the company, the more likely it is to use staffing services, according to various surveys. In an ASA poll of 500 businesses conducted in 2004, 12% of companies with 25 to 99 employees used staffing services, compared with 24% of companies with 100 or more employees. Other surveys of large employers show 90% to 95% use staffing services. Businesses also look to staffing firms as a good source for permanent employees.

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6A September 23, 2005 SPECIAL SECTION TO IN BUSINESS LAS VEGAS SEE, PAGE 7A

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8A September 23, 2005 SPECIAL SECTION TO IN BUSINESS LAS VEGAS FROM PAGE 3A In 2004, the number of individuals employed daily in temporary help jobs increased 12.4%, according to the American Staffing Association quarterly employment and sales survey. Staffing companies added more than 280,000 jobs to their payrolls in 2004, and on an average day employed more than 2.5 million workers comparable with employment levels last seen in 2000. Over the course of the year, staffing firms hired an estimated 11.7 million temporary and contract employees. SEE, PAGE 9A Staffing industry employees work across occupational areas nearly as diverse as the labor force itself. Jobs range from day laborer to CEO. In 2004, professional managerial occupations comprised over 20% of staffing services employment, while technical and information technology occupations comprised another 6.4% and 9.3% respectively. Office clerical and industrial jobs accounted for over 50% of staffing industry employment. Within each of these broad areas, staffing firms match millions of temporary employees to more specific jobs at nearly all levels of responsibility in nearly all business sectors. The corresponding diversity of jobs and sectors in the temporary work force has contributed to sustained growth in the staffing sector.

SPECIAL SECTION TO IN BUSINESS LAS VEGAS 9A September 23, 2005 FROM PAGE 8A Industry averages shown above are based on a fourth quarter supplement to the ASA Employment and Sales Survey, which covers about 10,000 establishments. The temporary help turnover rate is based on annual average daily employment and the number of W-2 forms issued to temporary employees for the calendar year. The rates indicate that annual average tenure has ranged from 9.5 to 11.8 weeks over the last decade, or about two and a half months.

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