Temp Workers Populate Memphis Tennessee

High concentrations of temp workers dominate cities throughout the United States, including Memphis, Tennessee. According to statistics, between 2009-2013, there is 116 percent of job growth in temp jobs in Memphis, Tennessee. Economic Modeling Specialists International, a company of the online job site CareerBuilder, estimates that temporary help services jobs grew by 7, 492 in the Memphis metro area, surpassing a total job growth number of 6,474.

The number of Memphis, Tennessee temp jobs grew faster in the state's three other metro areas, but still remained far below the triple-digit share of job growth in Memphis. The share of job growth due to temporary work was 16 percent in the Nashville area, 19 percent in Chattanooga, and 33 percent in Knoxville, according to EMSI.

Even before the Great Recession, half of temporary workers liked the flexibility of working for a staffing firm. At American Access, Palmer said workers who start as temps receive the same pay and benefits for Memphis, Tennessee temp jobs, as those directly hired by the company.

Employers have gotten smarter about how to use temporary workforces since the recession and it's not going to go away. Companies are going to be using high-end temporary workers when they have a project and when the project is done, they can right-size again. They will continue to use temp workers for menial jobs and periodic jobs.

One factor in a heavier-than-normal reliance on temporary help in the Memphis area is that occupations in transportation and material moving—major parts of the area's distribution economy—are big parts of the temp industry.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2008, 65 percent of temp jobs in Memphis, Tennessee in the employment services industries were in the three occupational groups of office and administrative support, transportation and material moving, and production. Clerical positions were less than 25 percent of temp jobs.

At Labor Force, branch manager Daisy Ochoa said she's noticed a casual increase in demand with the warehouse industry requesting larger numbers of employees for warehouse temp jobs in Memphis, Tennessee.

However, analysts note that temporary help firms are using technology as one strategy for competing for more business in the job market. Online applications, e-mailed invoices and other changes in management and processes may also be helping boost Memphis, Tennessee temp jobs and employment service agency's businesses.

Corinne E. Pack is a Southern with a degree in Human Resource Development Management and a minor in Marketing Management. She has served about a dozen companies and establishments as a HR coordinator/generalist. In the given article, She highlights various aspects of temp jobs in Memphis, Tennessee. Check out career tips & recent job up-to-date in USA here.