America has become a part-time nation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that in June part-time employees in the labor force reached an all-time high of 28 million, 3 million more than when the recession began in 2007.
This post is a copy of the updated permanent page of employment charts. Total and Full Time Employment Updated June 3, 2012 The number of…
Instead of just swallowing Ministry of Propaganda swill, let’s examine actual data. If we do that, we find job growth is mostly smoke and mirrors.
The Ministry of Propaganda and its media minions are announcing that “job growth is on a tear” and…
Every month the gummit’s Bureau of Liar Statistics (BLS) dutifully reports reams and reams of data on the employment situation in the US. Some of…
The real measure of sustained and sustainable improvement in the US economy isn’t just total employment; it’s full time employment. Part time jobs normally don’t…
A job at McDonald’s may mean flipping burgers and mixing McFlurries, but for younger workers and those without a college degree, the positions also represent a path to the professional world.
Today, the chain hopes to fill 50,000 full-time and p…