U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 10. Employed contingent workers by their preference for contingent or noncontingent work arrangements,
February 2005
(Percent distribution)
Contingent workers
Preference
Estimate 1 Estimate 2 Estimate 3
Total, 16 years and over
(thousands).................. 2,504 3,177 5,705
Percent........................ 100.0 100.0 100.0
Prefer noncontingent employment.... 62.7 57.3 55.3
Prefer contingent employment....... 31.3 35.1 35.5
It depends......................... 3.9 4.9 5.7
Not available...................... 2.2 2.6 3.5
NOTE: Noncontingent workers are those who do not fall into any estimate of "contingent" workers. Detail
may not sum to totals due to rounding.
