Careerbuilder's Annual Summer Job Forecast survey of 2,700 employers found that 22 percent say they are planning to hire seasonal workers for the summer, about the same from 2009. Fifteen percent of employers say they are planning to hire the same amount of summer workers as last year, while 5 percent plan to add fewer.

More than half of companies said that workers landing temporary summer positions could be offered full-time employment in the fall.

Most companies, about 71 percent, reported that worker pay will be the same as last year, and 14 percent say pay offered will be higher than last year. Eleven percent said they will offer less and 4 percent were not sure how much they would be offering.

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