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November 1998

Contingent work: results from the second survey

Steven F. Hipple

Although the incidence of contingent work declined between 1995 and 1997, it continues to be more common among women, youth, students, part-time workers, and in the construction and services industries; still, contingent workers are found in both high- and low-skilled occupations

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