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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