Adecco Staffing USA, the Nation's Largest Staffing Company, Sees Continued Demand for Temporary Workforce in June.MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Adecco Regional and National Representatives Available for Comment on June Unemployment Report Adecco Staffing USA, a business unit of the Adecco Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADO) and the nation's largest staffing company, today said that companies across the country continued to increase their use of the contingent workforce A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, independent contractors or consultants. week over week in June, a welcome sign that the economy is maintaining its pattern of growth. Ahead of the US unemployment report for June due out Friday, July 2, 2004, Adecco Staffing said that temp employees are working more hours, indicating that employers are gaining more confidence in the economy and leveraging the advantages of the contingent workforce. According to Ian Grundy, Adecco Staffing's senior vice president for sales, marketing and business development in the US, "Across the country, Adecco has seen increased activity in several sectors, especially financial services, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. manufacturing, and electronics. To help them replace depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d inventory and produce new product lines, manufacturers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. production and distribution personnel, administrative and other support personnel, and inbound and outbound call center/customer service specialists. Some employers are also beginning to commit to hiring full-time employees, which is an especially positive development." On a regional basis, the number of hours that temporary employees are working has seen an upsurge in many parts of the country, with meaningful increases in Georgia, Indiana, Utah, Ohio, western Texas, southern Florida, and the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange . Grundy says, "I believe that companies are truly gaining confidence in the economy, creating more and more new jobs. Many people holding temporary jobs now will be in a fortunate position as clients fill new full-time positions, since temps are often the first considered for full-time jobs." Grundy is available for comment on the US June unemployment data, and other Adecco representatives are available to comment on regional hiring trends. About Adecco Adecco S.A. is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco Group network connects 650,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of 28,000 employees and more than 5,800 offices in 70 territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates. The Adecco Group, after the sale of jobpilot (e-HR Services) in 2004, comprises three Divisions, Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional and LHH LHH League for the Hard of Hearing LHH Laguna Honda Hospital (San Francisco, California) LHH L-Band HH LHH Lutheran Hospice of Hope Career Services. In Adecco Staffing, the Adecco staffing network focuses on flexible staffing solutions for global industries in transition, including automotive, banking, electronics, logistics and telecommunications; Ajilon Professional offers an unrivalled range of specialised consulting and project management businesses and LHH Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. and coaching. Adecco Staffing USA serves more than 70,000 clients a year through a nationwide network of almost 1,100 points of sales and service. With headquarters in Melville, NY, Adecco employs about 3,100 full-time employees and places more than 120,000 temporary associates each week. Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. :CH0012138605) and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading on Virt-x (SWX/VIRT-X:ADEN), the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE:ADO) and Euronext Paris - Premier Marche (EURONEXT: ADE). Additional information is available at www.adeccousa.com. |
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