Employment in temporary help services, January 2000-December 2004 (seasonally adjusted) Thousands Jan-00 2618.9 Feb-00 2623.1 Mar-00 2643.6 Apr-00 2675.9 May-00 2649.2 Jun-00 2647.7 Jul-00 2654.2 Aug-00 2639.7 Sep-00 2645.4 Oct-00 2629.6 Nov-00 2637.7 Dec-00 2587.8 Jan-01 2563.8 Feb-01 2526.0 Mar-01 2482.6 Apr-01 2396.7 May-01 2380.4 Jun-01 2341.3 Jul-01 2324.8 Aug-01 2301.7 Sep-01 2255.8 Oct-01 2217.3 Nov-01 2160.8 Dec-01 2138.8 Jan-02 2142.8 Feb-02 2149.4 Mar-02 2186.8 Apr-02 2212.8 May-02 2219.5 Jun-02 2226.5 Jul-02 2198.0 Aug-02 2237.4 Sep-02 2206.7 Oct-02 2200.7 Nov-02 2180.5 Dec-02 2161.2 Jan-03 2189.3 Feb-03 2178.6 Mar-03 2162.0 Apr-03 2140.1 May-03 2184.1 Jun-03 2218.1 Jul-03 2254.7 Aug-03 2251.8 Sep-03 2261.9 Oct-03 2257.0 Nov-03 2280.0 Dec-03 2300.1 Jan-04 2288.3 Feb-04 2307.0 Mar-04 2308.6 Apr-04 2355.0 May-04 2385.0 Jun-04 2383.9 Jul-04 2398.6 Aug-04 2411.8 Sep-04 2438.7 Oct-04 2486.5 Nov-04 2484.7 Dec-04 2479.4