Its a little heartbreaking!!! If I didnt get a job, we wouldnt eat, said the 26-year-old Grandview, Mo., resident, whose wife also holds part-time jobs while finishing up a criminal justice degree. Hes one of tens of thousands of young people whose careers didnt get started as planned. Its a little heartbreaking, not to lie, Cobb said. I thought Id go to college, get a degree and the good job would come. Now, Im working jobs that require high school equivalency. Not finding a job in my field is something we never counted on. The new normal, by the numbers — The as-needed workforce: According to federal government figures, about one-third of American workers are classified as contingent, which means they are temporary, freelance, contract or consulting workers rather than traditional payroll employees. A survey by Staffing Industry Analysts of large employers (with at least 1,000 employees) found they expected nearly one in five of their workers this year to be temporary, contract or freelance. — The part-time share: About one in five jobs are part-time, defined by the federal government as working less than 35 hours per week. — The rise of the temp: Since the recession ended four years ago, the number of temporary jobs has grown by 50 percent, a growth rate that exceeds all other hiring sectors. Temp jobs account for one in five jobs created since the recession ended. — The job creators: More than half the net job creation nationally in some recent months has been in relatively low-wage positions such as retail and restaurant work, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. These industries also dominate as providers of part-time jobs. The average work week for restaurant staff, for example, was between 25 and 26 hours per week at midyear. — Affordable Care Act effect: Some large employers — those with at least 50 full-time employees — will be required in 2015 to offer health insurance benefits to employees who work at least 30 hours per week. That mandate is motivating some employers to limit workers to less than 30 hours per week, the effect of which could be to increase the part-time workforce or to limit the income of employees who had been getting more hours. Exact counts and motivations arent yet known.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:08:12 +0000
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