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Distribution of Workers by Permanent and Temporary Work Status, 2005

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United StatesPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.9%
Temporary Workers4.1%



AlabamaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.5%
Temporary Workers3.5%

AlaskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers93.8%
Temporary Workers6.2%

ArizonaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers97.5%
Temporary Workers2.5%

ArkansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers98.7%
Temporary Workers1.3%

CaliforniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers94.0%
Temporary Workers6.0%

ColoradoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.6%
Temporary Workers4.4%

ConnecticutPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.4%
Temporary Workers3.6%

DelawarePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.9%
Temporary Workers3.1%

District of ColumbiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers93.4%
Temporary Workers6.6%

FloridaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.3%
Temporary Workers3.8%

GeorgiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.7%
Temporary Workers3.3%

HawaiiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.3%
Temporary Workers4.7%

IdahoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.3%
Temporary Workers3.7%

IllinoisPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.5%
Temporary Workers3.5%

IndianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.4%
Temporary Workers3.6%

IowaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.3%
Temporary Workers4.7%

KansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.9%
Temporary Workers4.1%

KentuckyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.2%
Temporary Workers4.8%

LouisianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers94.3%
Temporary Workers5.7%

MainePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.8%
Temporary Workers4.2%

MarylandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.8%
Temporary Workers3.2%

MassachusettsPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.7%
Temporary Workers3.3%

MichiganPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.4%
Temporary Workers3.6%

MinnesotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.1%
Temporary Workers3.9%

MississippiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.2%
Temporary Workers3.8%

MissouriPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers97.0%
Temporary Workers3.0%

MontanaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.8%
Temporary Workers4.2%

NebraskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers97.5%
Temporary Workers2.5%

NevadaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.0%
Temporary Workers4.0%

New HampshirePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers94.7%
Temporary Workers5.3%

New JerseyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.9%
Temporary Workers3.1%

New MexicoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers94.5%
Temporary Workers5.5%

New YorkPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.5%
Temporary Workers4.5%

North CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.5%
Temporary Workers3.6%

North DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.1%
Temporary Workers4.9%

OhioPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.4%
Temporary Workers3.6%

OklahomaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers97.8%
Temporary Workers2.2%

OregonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers94.2%
Temporary Workers5.8%

PennsylvaniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers97.1%
Temporary Workers2.9%

Rhode IslandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.1%
Temporary Workers4.0%

South CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.2%
Temporary Workers4.9%

South DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers94.8%
Temporary Workers5.2%

TennesseePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.6%
Temporary Workers4.4%

TexasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.7%
Temporary Workers4.4%

UtahPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.0%
Temporary Workers4.0%

VermontPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.4%
Temporary Workers4.6%

VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.3%
Temporary Workers3.7%

WashingtonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers93.7%
Temporary Workers6.3%

West VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers96.3%
Temporary Workers3.8%

WisconsinPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers97.5%
Temporary Workers2.5%

WyomingPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent Workers95.6%
Temporary Workers4.4%



GuamPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent WorkersNA
Temporary WorkersNA

Puerto RicoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent WorkersNA
Temporary WorkersNA

Virgin IslandsPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Permanent WorkersNA
Temporary WorkersNA



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Notes: 
The number of permanent and temporary workers summed may not equal the worker total shown due to rounding.

A temporary worker may be employed in an alternative work arrangement, though this is not necessarily the case. Temporary work is defined and measured separately from the four major categories of alternative work arrangements.
Estimates of employment shown in the table are based on 2000 Census-based population controls. All employed persons, except unpaid family workers, were included in the survey.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006, Special Data Request.
Definitions: Temporary workers are persons who do not expect their jobs to last or who report that their jobs are temporary. Wage and salary workers are included, including those who have been employed for more than one year and anticipate continued employment for the upcoming year. Independent contractors and self-employed individuals are included if they expect their position to continue for one year or less and have been working as an independent contractor or self-employed worker up to, but not exceeding, one year. Permanent workers are employed persons who do not fall into the temporary category as defined above.



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