The growing use of temporary or "contingent" workers in American industries like construction and warehousing has helped diminish corporate accountability and lead to unsafe working conditions, according to a new report released Friday.
"At the Company's Mercy," a white paper by the Center for Progressive Reform, says that increasing use of "contingent labor" -- or short-term contractors -- rather than full time workers has allowed employers in agriculture, construction and warehousing to pay lower wages and skirt exiting regulations.
White-collar businesses, construction and warehouses all expanded their recruiting in March, the Labor Department reported.
Health care, manufacturing, construction, transportation and warehousing fueled October'sparticularly strong job growth.
The three industries with the largest number of total fatal occupational injuries were, in order with the highest, construction; transportation and warehousing; and agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Green jobs, for the most part, will come from growth in construction, manufacturing and warehousing industries.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said job gains occurred in healthcare, manufacturing, construction and transportation and warehousing.
Men who retire early are more likely to be represented in manufacturing, construction, and transportation and warehousing.
Many of the most deadly industries -- construction, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing -- were among the most decimated in the past several years.
The value added by arts and culture to the U.S. GDP is greater than that of several other sectors, including the construction industry, transportation and warehousing, mining and extraction, utilities, and agriculture.
