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Use of Contract Labor by Small Businesses Continues to Grow

Small Business Labs

  The data covers business receipts, deductions, and net income reported by taxpayers on Schedule C of tax Form 1040. billion on contract labor (freelancers, temps, etc.)   Over the same period, spending on salaries and wages (meaning traditional employees) rose from $73.7    In 2016 about 25.5

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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

Small Business Labs

This data covers business receipts, deductions, and net income reported by individual taxpayers on Schedule C of Form 1040.   Over the same period salary and wage expense increased only 10.7%. The IRS recently released the 2013 data on sole proprietors. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. You can’t look for the perfect job for 5 years.