NYTimes:A Hidden Toll on Employment: Cut to Part Time
July 31, 2008
A Hidden Toll on Employment: Cut to Part Time
By PETER S. GOODMAN
The number of Americans who have seen their full-time jobs chopped to part time because of weak business has swelled to more than 3.7 million — the largest figure since the government began tracking such data more than half a century ago.
The loss of pay has become a primary source of pain for millions of American families, reinforcing the downturn gripping the economy. Paychecks are shrinking just as home prices plunge and gas prices soar, furthering the austerity across the nation.
“I either stop eating, or stop using anything I can,â€