The ILO reports, “Since the onset of the global crisis, part-time employment has increased in two-thirds of the advanced countries [in the report], and temporary employment has increased in one-half of the countries.” This comes on the heels of a general increase in this kind of work over the past two decades. What it means is that the jobs our economic recovery is best at producing aren’t full-time – or even permanent. We may be putting people back to work, but it’s in jobs that offer little financial security.
Read more: http://www.thenation.com/blog/167662/recovery-really-good-creating-bad-jobs
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