Report: companies need contract workers.(BAY AREA NEWS)(Brief article)

U.S. economic growth may be hindered if companies experience a shortage of highly skilled contract workers, according to a new report from Minneapolis-based HotGigs Inc. The report reveals 30 of the most desirable skill sets for the contract IT worker. The report, available for download at www.hotgigs.com/articles, also shows that companies can expect to pay 10 to 20 percent more for IT contractors in 2006 as they ramp up new projects.

Contract workers accounted for about one-third of all new jobs created in the United States between 2002 and 2004. HotGigs' report show