Workers in alternative employment arrangements (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Oct. 1996

Workers in alternative employment arrangements

Sharon R. Cohany
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Workers in four selected alternative employment arrangements—independent contractors, temporary help agency workers, contract company workers, and on-call workers—differ from traditional employees, as well as from one another. This article discusses the survey findings on four groups of workers considered to be in "alternative" arrangements: independent contractors, temporary help agency workers, employees of contract companies, and on-call workers.

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