Sunday, July 7, 2013

PART TIME EMPLOYMENT TICKS UP MORE THAN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT

Number of ‘involuntary’ part-time workers jumps 332K in June
CNS NEWS – Susan Jones – 7/5/2013

(CNSNews.com) – The number of Americans employed part time for economic reasons (involuntary part-time workers) increased by 322,000 to 8.2 million from May to June, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

“These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job,” said the news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Republicans have long been warning about the “job-killing” effects of Obamacare, and some say the year-long delay for implementation of the employer mandate doesn’t clear up the uncertainty facing businesses.

Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, said earlier this week the employer mandate will destroy jobs, regardless of when it's implemented.

"If anything, this decision exacerbates the confusion and uncertainty employers face, and serves as further confirmation this flawed law is a 'train wreck.' In fact, jobs are already being lost and workers' hours slashed because of the president's health care law. No amount of bureaucratic tinkering can ease the pain ObamaCare is inflicting on our nation's workplaces."

Overall, 195,000 Americans were added to the payrolls in June – far fewer than the increase in involuntary part-time worker

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