[00:05.23]1997

[00:07.04]Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers,

[00:11.48]is the world's largest temporary employment agency.

[00:15.21]Every morning, its people (1)swarm into the offices

[00:18.64]and factories of America,

[00:20.35]seeking a day's work for a day's pay.

[00:22.99]One day at a time,

[00:24.80](2)As industrial giants like General Motors

[00:27.62]and IBM struggle to survive

[00:29.74](3)by reducing the number of employees,

[00:32.15]Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.

[00:36.35](4)Even though its economy continues to recover,

[00:39.07]the US is increasingly becoming a nation

[00:41.69]of part timers and temporary workers.

[00:44.72]This "(5)disposable" work force is the most important

[00:47.64](6)trend in American business today,

[00:50.15]and it is (7)fundamentally changing the relationship

[00:52.98]between people and their jobs.

[00:55.31]The phenomenon provides a way for companies to

[00:58.03]remain globally competitive

[00:59.94](8)while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens

[01:03.17](9)imposed by employment rules,

[01:05.00]healthcare costs and pension plans.

[01:07.62]For workers it can mean an end to the security,

[01:10.55]benefits and sense of (10)importance

[01:12.87]that came from being a loyal employee.