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October 1996, Vol. 118, No.
10
A profile of contingent workers
Anne E. Polivka
Research Economist, Office of
Employment Research and Program Development, Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Contingent workers were more likely to be female, black, young, enrolled in school, and employed in services and construction industries than were noncontingent workers; more than 10 percent were teachers. This article profiles contingent workers using data collected through a special supplement to the February 1995 Current Population Survey (CPS). This supplement provides the first comprehensive measurement of contingent workers using carefully constructed definitions.
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