91.   Immigration officials say staffing levels have been eroded by high turnover among temporary workers hired for yearlong stints with no health benefits to handle the surge in applications.

92.   In fact, some accountants are now among the most enthusiastic temporary workers.

93.   In Germany, where government regulations heavily discourage temporary workers, companies are filling hundreds of thousands of jobs with people listed as self-employed contractors.

94.   In another indication of a softening job market, there was a decline in the number of temporary workers.

95.   In fact, as companies merge and fire permanent workers, they are drawn to temporary workers.

96.   In Flint, GM hired thousands of temporary workers during the summer to relieve the overtime pressure.

97.   In Silicon Valley, labor is trying an unusual strategy to improve the lot of temporary clerical workers at high-tech firms.

98.   In Spain and France, companies have shifted overwhelmingly to hiring temporary workers.

99.   In the Phoenix area, Chandler-based Microchip is among the companies that augment their staffs with temporary workers.

100.   In the technical world, it is sometimes hard even to find a company and temporary worker who speak the same language.