Willie Wingfield is working as hard as he can. He advises six Omaha, Neb., companies on their IT operations, evaluating and replacing their business applications. It's challenging, fast paced--and fleeting. Laid off in 2002, Wingfield, 49, has so far been unable to land another permanent spot and instead takes jobs through a temporary-services firm, usually for one-to-three-month projects. "I don't have a strong sense of security," he says. "As long as I can continue securing clients and billing enough to pay for myself, I'm there. But if the economy turns bad, the company may not be able to keep me on."
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