Temporary Employment in the U.S. to Grow Faster Than All Jobs Through 2025, According to New Job Forecast from TrueBlue and Emsi - Seite 2

“The labor market continues to be tight, and businesses are using many avenues to find the talent to keep their competitive edge,” said Rob Sentz, Emsi’s chief innovation officer. “This analysis indicates that gigs and other forms of temporary employment are a viable way for people to enter the labor market and for companies to quickly locate talent.”

^{1 and 2} TrueBlue’s October 2019 survey of more than 4,000 U.S. gig workers.

The fastest-growing temporary occupations from 2019 to 2025 include:

Occupation	Temporary Employment 2019	Temporary Employment 2025	Temporary Employment Growth 2019 to 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	544.450	598,077	53,627 10%
Helpers – Production Workers	96,191	120,900	24,709 26%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	124,098	136,565	12,467 10%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	57,429	62,958	5,529 10%
Human Resources Specialists	54,746	60,156	5,410 10%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	47,951	52,613	4,662 10%
Office Clerks, General	118,404	123,016	4,612 4%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	46,843	51,356