Founded in 1989, Labor Ready is a provider of temporary employees for manual, light industrial and skilled construction jobs. With over 700 branches, the company offers labor for more than 300,000 businesses throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. It provides job opportunities for over 600,000 temporary employees per year in the construction, manufacturing, hospitality, warehousing and retail industries. Labor Ready offers employees for jobs related to landscaping, catering, moving, distribution, and delivery processing and handling. The company also provides labor for material management, demolition, recycling and greenhouse maintenance operations. Labor Ready works in partnership with the United States Army National Guard to find jobs for the Guard s members and their families.