Are We Becoming a Part-Time Nation?
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The U.S. has always had a lot of part-time employment. In 2007, a year when the economy was strong and unemployment low, a bit over 22 million Americans worked part-time. This was about 16% of U.S. non-farm employment. The vast majority of these folks - 88% - chose to work part-time. Only 12% would have preferred a full-time job. As of October 2012, about 27 million Americans worked part-time. This is just over 19% of non-farm employment.
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