Will the Recovery Be Jobless?

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If small employers can't afford to keep people on their payroll, which many can not, then the answer is outsourcing. Big corps did it before them with success and they will too. It is true that you have to also manage outsourced results, however, there is a huge need for new companies that provide these services. Isn't that service sector where growth will come? For those small companies reinventing themselves I say, first outsource , scalable needs, then become a source of services.

Ruth Schwartz of CA 4:26PM September 10, 2009

Without jobs, who or how will buy the products or services of the small, medium or large businesses? For that mttter, without jobs, who will provide those products or services?
Is this something like an ill person having a lifeless recovery?

HillbillyBill of TN 2:29PM August 10, 2009

At Flexible Resources we are seeing a great many contract professionals and part-timers staying on the job far longer than their original contracts called for, as companies decide they need them. But yes we agree that the recovery may include less permanent full-time employees and a far greater number of permanent part-timers. This is good news for those who want flexible work arrangements. We have always said that a flexible workforce is good for the bottom line and allows businesses to stay stronger and healthier in a downturn. It's an alternative between full employment and layoffs. We understand that many of these long-term contractors may not get benefits. All the more reason we need a health care package that includes a public option not tied to employment.

Joyce Fredo of CT 10:21AM August 06, 2009

I understand that many small businesses are wary of hiring now and that outsourcing may seem attractive, but the businesses that outsource must first have a strong key employee infrastructure. If you don't first invest in your own company before investing in an outsourcer, you will find it difficult to grow long term value in your business.

Jim Thomas of CO 11:06AM August 05, 2009