FACTORY TEMPS GET MORE JOBS.(BUSINESS)

Byline: LOUIS UCHITELLE - New York Times

Temporary workers, those Americans recruited by companies like Manpower Inc. and rented to corporate clients, have become a familiar sight in many offices. Now manufacturers are using "temps," too, and in such numbers that the Labor Department no longer knows how many people actually work in American factories.

Their growing presence means that manufacturing will probably not offer much help in solving the country's employment problem.

In the past, manufacturers have been among the first to make the economy bloom after a recession. As orders turned up, they hired new employees or recalled old ones. …