Part-time jobs

One employment measure that still hasn’t fully rebounded from the Great Recession is underemployment — people working part-time because they can’t find full-time work. It’s still about 20 percent higher than it was in the mid-2000s. Businesses are offering a…

With spaces at a premium, restaurateurs are getting help from private companies.

Many indicators regarding job quality are improving slowly — or not at all.

48-year-old Lisa Darcey has a lot of experience doing the part-time shuffle. Unable to find a full-time position, Darcey works two part-time jobs and is trying to add a third to the mix.

Trying to cobble together a livelihood from more than on job is tough because of the slow jobs recovery and the rise of 'on-call' scheduling in low-wage industries.

There may be more jobs out there, but many people are looking for full-time work, when all there is, is part-time.

To cut corners and increase profits, businesses are increasingly hiring more part-time or temporary workers. But that plan may backfire, when those workers become consumers who don't want to spend.

Our economy creates a growing number of part-time and temporary jobs. That means more insecure workers -- and consumers -- who can't plan for the future.

When the Affordable Care Act takes effect in 2014, some employers may cut workers' hours to avoid providing benefits.