041813_TempWorkers015.JPG | Melanie Burford

A woman waits inside On Target Staffing in front of signs advertising a need for women temp workers on French Street in New Brunswick, NJ on April 18, 2013. Across America, temp work has become a mainstay of the blue-collar economy, leading to the proliferation of ?temp towns? ? places where it's difficult to find work except through a temp agency and where workers suffer wage theft, no benefits and high injury rates, all for jobs that may end tomorrow for any reason. .Signs read (not exact translation): "Women needed, flexible schedules." and "Women to work $9. First and Second shifts."

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A woman waits inside On Target Staffing in front of signs advertising a need for women temp workers on French Street in New Brunswick, NJ on April 18, 2013. Across America, temp work has become a mainstay of the blue-collar economy, leading to the proliferation of ?temp towns? ? places where it's difficult to find work except through a temp agency and where workers suffer wage theft, no benefits and high injury rates, all for jobs that may end tomorrow for any reason. .Signs read (not exact translation): "Women needed, flexible schedules." and "Women to work $9. First and Second shifts."