Part Time Jobs

Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent For The First Time Since 1983

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only...

Mort Zuckerman: "Massive" Intervention Needed To Create New Jobs

ft.com | Mort Zuckerman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


Today there is no evidence of job creation. Quite the opposite: unemployment is rising and millions of jobs have disappeared. In place of thrift we ha...

Underemployed?: Recession Pushing More Americans Into Part-Time Work

Washington Post's The Ticker | Frank Ahrens | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Unemployed Americans are so discouraged about the prospect of finding a new job that they're checking out of the labor force at the highest and fastes...

It's Time to Cover Part-Time Workers

Beth Shulman | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


Beth Shulman

In the current battle over health care reform, part-time workers are hardly being mentioned. This oversight is archaic. Why should basic health care be denied to anyone?

Unemployment Rate: Part-Timers Are Hidden From Data

AP | FRANK BASS | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business


TOWNSHEND, Vt. — When the monthly unemployment figures come out Friday, Greg Noel will go from collecting government statistics to becoming one....

Peaceful Revolution: Women and Work: Why Employers' Work/Life Policies Can--and Should--Survive the Recession

Joan Williams | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business


Joan Williams

Employers with telecommuting and flexible programs that really work are finding that these new ways to work can enhance their competitive position in a recession.

Hidden Toll Of Downturn: Millions Of Full-Time Jobs Cut To Part-Time

New York Times | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business


The number of Americans who have seen their full-time jobs chopped to part time because of weak business has swelled to more than 3.7 million -- the l...