Part-time jobs put millions in poverty or close to it
By Patrick Gillespie, CNNMoney
NEW YORK — Seven million Americans are stuck in part-time jobs.
They are unable to get full-time work and the benefits and stability that come with it. It’s a constant struggle for these families and a worrying sign for America’s recovery.
Overall U.S. unemployment has fallen steeply in the past year (from 7.2 percent in October 2013 to 5.8 percent in October 2014), but too many people can only find part-time positions.
The number of people working part-time involuntarily is more than 50 percent higher than when the recession began.
There was a similar spike in part-time workers in prior recessions, but it dropped quickly. That’s not happening this time around. In fact, some states have seen an increase during the recovery in people languishing in part-time jobs who want something more.
Another reason this country doesn’t need millions of illegals using fake documents and being called legal by a pen waving lying King Hussein. Think more lost jobs for US citizens and increased welfare burden from more unemployed. This is also a reason Bummer-Care needs to go because it is harming full time employment. This idea to legalize and not deport millions for crimes that do not include the illegal entry is really a giant nationwide Prop.47 except with people who are not supposed to be here in the first place. After our two local deputies were killed by a multiple deported illegal who was not sent to prison when he should have been is way beyond insulting and criminal. This idea to release back on the streets illegals who were being deported is copied from Moonbeam and the results to this country will be devastating if not stopped and reversed.
what the british did to islam may be what the chinese do to “us” and you will become the base/isis. antisemitism…islamophobia…evangenoia. when subjected to terrorist attacks by “us”, the chinese will develop it.
One word was missing from this article. Anyone?
Obama
That’s right, poverty is at an all time high, and the blame can be laid right at his feet.
In the Era of Obama, the media lauds the Emporer who wears no clothes while the middle class slips into servitude.
Then there’s Obamacare, which incentivized employers to hire part time as opposed to full time employees.
Of course El Presidente has opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants from south of the border, hoping for another 5,000,000 New Democrat voters.
All hail komrade Obama!
When leftist Tyrants act without the will of the people they are governing against the will of the people. There is no majority support for legalizing people detained for crimes facing deportation and this act of bypassing Congress and violating the Constitution by waving a pen and saying millions illegally in the country detained for crimes and deportation will now be released, under Hussein’s orders is criminal. It should suggest that conservative Dems join the GOP in impeachment. The late President Nixon is starting to look like a saint, he resigned after very little compared to what Hussein has done. The difference is the leftist media attacked Nixon on the nightly news until he left. In this case the leftist media has all but ignored the last six years of scandal and criminal conduct.
Circlejerk for those unable to apply historical context. Have fun boys. Just clean yourself afterwards.
Hysterical! I was laughing so hard, It made me cry – but that is the kind of comment that will get you deleted, Hmmn
Hmm-Less there is no context for a rogue tyrant acting against the law and not supported by the people. There are a few remedies for it and these are what must happen.
Riiggghht…wipe your chin, pig.
Keep it up, you keep showing how low class you are. What a waste of air.
Awesome, being called low-class by inJustice. Priceless!
And…the sandbox name-calling games begin!
@littleone-I try to keep it clean enough to not be filthy, real enough to call BS on the whacko’s, nuanced enough to get the point across. Tightrope walking without a net, sometimes.
Seems that inJustice(treasonous troll that he is) is calling for revolt or assassination.
‘That’s right, poverty is at an all time high, and the blame can be laid right at his feet.
Questionable fact, very questionable conclusion.
‘Awesome, being called low-class by inJustice. Priceless!’
*Justass
When stats such as this are compiled and published as “FACT” these statistics seem to become all we know. Part time employment is usually NOT the choice of the employee. It is not ALWAYS the choice of the employer BUT it more and more it IS! It is a matter of economics for companies to hire 3 “PARTIME STATUS” emplyees than to hire 2 FULLTIME STATUS employees. Partime status means u could end up working a 40/hr week sometimes but without receiving the benefits a company provides for a FULLTIME STATUS employee. And as long as the 40/hr week is not worked by that PT Status for the majority of the calendar year the employer wins the employee wins as well in a twisted kind of a way. The employee ends up feeling a need to work fulltime for the $ and benefits that would be included but working ANY amount of hours without having to be paid the benefits is driven by the need to earn a paycheck -take it or leave it-employer wins again. And I have no shame in saying I approve of Pres Obama–in fact I think he is awesome–except for OBAMA CARE–and Obamacare has created a destiny for employees that is called PARTIME!