Use of 1099 contractors , however, has been increasing steadily since last Sept.
Consumer prices have been increasing steadily faster than labor costs since the mid 1970s, but the recent jump was more pronounced.
His weight is increasing steadily and he's now a much healthier 19kg.
He told BBC News that work stress had been increasing steadily in Britain since the 1990s, but warned it had especially increased in the last recession.
In fact, the acreage has been increasing steadily year-on-year.
"In my factory in China, the salary of workers has been increasing steadily over the last few years, " she told me during her recent visit to Bangladesh to look for opportunities here.
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Reported rates have been increasing steadily since 1984 (see chart) and, though much of the increase is due to better detection and reporting, it still underestimates the true incidence of the disease.
Sales in stores open at least a year have been increasing steadily over the last two years, posting a 7.8% gain the last year ending in February 2010, following a 4.4% increase the year before.
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That success has been steadily increasing Alibaba's estimated market value during the past year.
He also points to the company's steadily increasing market reach in voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service.
We need to view employees as a source of steadily increasing value and not just overhead.
Over time, success may depend on steadily increasing the commitment and involvement of the volunteers and donors.
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After the acquisition of Bookings.com in 2005, Priceline has been steadily increasing its market share in Europe.
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According to Net Market Share, Google Chrome has been steadily increasing its market share among browsers.
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Indeed, one major message of the briefing was that society has been steadily increasing its resilience to floods.
After the acquisition of Bookings.com in 2005, the company has been steadily increasing its market share in Europe.
The number of legislators who openly rebel at any given measure seems to be steadily increasing over time.
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Audi brand, which has been steadily increasing market share since 2004 when it had 0.44% of the U.S. market.
The PRC is steadily increasing the number of land attack missiles opposite Taiwan.
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Steadily increasing revenue per available room ratios have helped the company, increasing 6.5% in the fourth quarter from the year before.
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Saffronart president Minal Vazirani says the number of Western buyers is steadily increasing, from about 5% in 2001 to 12% today.
In addition, by not buying inflation protection, steadily increasing costs of care will eat away at what is already a modest benefit.
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This figure has been steadily increasing and shows no sign of slowing.
At the same time, its biggest rival Samsung has been steadily increasing its market share, both in the smartphone and tablet PC sectors.
The subscriber base has been steadily increasing because of greater rural market penetration and increased development of number of applications by the company.
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Akzo's shares dropped to around the 30 euro mark in the wake of the global credit crisis, but have been steadily increasing since then.
The most recent transparency report from Google shows the number of law enforcement requests for information from the tech giant steadily increasing.
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Rather, the steadily increasing cost of health care is to blame.
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Global reserves have been steadily increasing for at least 30 years.
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