That's a nonsensical statistic. For one thing, all jobs are temporary. For another, even "temp" jobs are jobs.
You ain't unemployed if you are temping. Companies like EDS make a living throwing warm temp bodies to their customers like BellSouth, and many a "temp" has found life to be just fine and dandy without getting a so-called "real" job.
That's a nonsensical statistic. For one thing, all jobs are temporary. For another, even "temp" jobs are jobs.
Can you comprehend the difference between a job with benefits and some expectation of stability barring gross incompetence and a job with no benefits, no expectation of a raise, and that almost certainly will be gone in a few weeks ? The people holding them certainly do.
You ain't unemployed if you are temping.
Is a temp going to buy a house or a car ? Is a temp going to make any major purchases on a highly provisional hand to mouth income ? Although a temp is statistically "employed" his status is so marginal that his outlook and behavior are "unemployed". And he will vote accordingly to bring some stability to his life.
Companies like EDS make a living throwing warm temp bodies to their customers like BellSouth, ...
Lovely for the company, but companies don't vote. People do.
and many a "temp" has found life to be just fine and dandy without getting a so-called "real" job.
What would you care if they didn't ? I knew lots of temps. None of them regarded it as anything more that hopefully a way station to a real job and a stable life. Does hand to mouth subsistence without benefits and the constant threat of termination for reasons having nothing to do with your job performance sound fine and dandy to you ?