Unemployment has fallen, but they still face competition for seasonal work.

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.

Major American brands and some of the country's largest temp staffing companies profit from undocumented workers while keeping them at arm's length.