Why is Involuntary Part-Time Work Elevated?
Posted: 16 Dec 2014
Date Written: April 14, 2014
Abstract
Despite substantial improvement in the unemployment rate and several other labor market indicators, the number of Americans involuntarily working part time (also called "part-time for economic reasons") remains unusually high nearly five years into the recovery.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cajner, Tomaz and Mawhirter, Dennis and Nekarda, Christopher J. and Ratner, David, Why is Involuntary Part-Time Work Elevated? (April 14, 2014). FEDS Notes No. 2014-04-14 https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.0014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3750036
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