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WORKFORCE, OUTSOURCING & TELEWORK STATISTICS:

Top Ten Workplace/Workforce Forecasts for 2005

Persons in alternative work arrangements: 8.6M independent contractors (6.4% of total U.S. employment), 2.1M on-call workers (1.6%), 1.2M temporary help agency workers (0.9%), 633,000 contract company workers (.5%) - U.S. Dept. of Labor's 2001 survey

ITAC along with research partner Dieringer Research Group estimates 44 million U.S. teleworkers in 2004.

A contingency workforce of about 33M people has developed and consists of 16.5M free agents, 3M temporary workers, and 13.5 million micro businesses. Approximately 21M people work from home. - Fast Company Magazine

Many industries are turning to outsourcing; there are 2 specific growth areas; administrative support (+30%) and human resources (+20%). The marketplace for outsourcing is at $400 billion. The US market for information technology is $110 billion and 24% of this is business process outsourcing, which includes administrative support, human resources, and new media services. - The Outsourcing Institute
 

MORE trends, commentary & market information found at these sites:
Gil Gordon Associates
U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
International Telework Association and Council