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The professionals, who include accountants, computer programmers and engineers, also make up the fastest-growing portion of the temporary employment industry, The Miami Herald reported Monday.

"We're seeing a shift in the staffing industry", Roy Krause, president of Spherion, a large staffing company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., told the newspaper. "Five or six years ago it was 60 percent light industrial/clerical and 40 percent professional." Now, he said, those figures have reversed, adding, "the professional side is growing faster."

Although some worry it's a sign employers remain intent on taking less responsibility for their workers' welfare, the trend is a positive one for the temp industry, and some professionals say they like the flexibility.

"When I need to take the time off, I can take the time off. If I want to work part of the year, I can work part of the year", Sheri Jordan, a marketing writer, told the Herald.

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