Reasons for the Continuing Growth of Part-Time Employment.

Tilly, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ424020

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Reasons for the Continuing Growth of Part-Time Employment.

Tilly, Chris

Monthly Labor Review, v114 n3 p10-18 Mar 1991

Involuntary part-time workers (those who would prefer full-time jobs) account for most of the growth in part-time work since 1970. This increase appears to stem from employer demand for a low-wage, low-skill, flexible work force. (SK)

Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Labor Economics, Labor Needs, Part Time Employment, Population Trends, Salary Wage Differentials

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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