[Peace-discuss] visualization of the unemployment rate

[Stuart Levy]

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 01:17:19AM -0500, Karen Medina wrote:
> RE: involuntarily working part-time
> 
> I am not sure if this is similarly applicable to the two different
> eras (the Great Depression era and this era).
> 
> Actually, I am not sure what 'involuntarily working part-times' means
> now in this era.
> 
> I know loads of people who work several part-time jobs. Do they count
> as 'involuntarily working part-time'?

I'd think mostly yes.  Involuntarily meaning that they would prefer
full-time work.  (I imagine some people might prefer part-time work as
giving a more flexible schedule than full-time jobs might, but bet that
more would rather go with full-time work with a reliable income.)

> Real health-care reform would have helped the raise the employment
> rate. Employers try to save money by hiring part-time employees
> instead of having to supply full-time workers with benefits.

Yes!

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