Econ Comments & Analysis
WSJ | A Part-Time, Low-Wage Epidemic
The number of Americans now working part time has soared to 8.3 million—up 313,000 in the past two months alone. With economic growth declining or stagnant for quarter after quarter, many companies feel it is too risky to take on people full time.
Blogs
Political Calculations | Public or Private Sector Workers: Who's Doing Finer After Four Years?
By and large, when a recession happens, it's mainly the private sector who gets hit the hardest. We can see that clearly in the two most recent recessions, where the numbers of people who work for the public sector in the U.S. rose despite the poor economic situation in the nation.
