Taking the brunt of a souring job market
The Takeaway takes a closer look at the underemployed?that is, American workers that want full-time work but end up working part-time jobs to get by. John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji consider the demographics of underemployment and who’s bearing the brunt of the souring job market? Jeffrey Wenger, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Analysis at the University of Georgia breaks down the industries and who’s working for them, part of the time.
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