EmploymentCrossing reports 53,123 Active Part-time Jobs, as Employers Cut-back on Full-time Opportunities

July 08, 2013   |    PDF version

Part time jobs had increased during the economic recession. And even four years post-recession the trend continues. EmploymentCrossing reports 53,123 active part-time jobs that need to be filled at a time, when employers are cutting back on full-time opportunities with regard to 'Obamacare.'

Today, the bulk of new jobs are being created in low-wage service industries or in temporary or part-time positions. According to financial disclosure filings released on Wednesday, some of the most influential members of the State Legislature are also earning large paychecks from part-time jobs with law firms.

While the economy and consumer spending recovered slowly, job growth has been anemic. The creation of part-time jobs especially from small and medium enterprises can change this. Joblessness and the retirement saving crisis can be checked through part-time employment.

Following the recession retirement plans of millions of American were deferred, if not destroyed. "Rise in part-time employment in almost all fields is enabling them to now walk towards a self-sufficient future," says Harrison Barnes, Chief Executive Officer of EmploymentCrossing. The new trend is accommodating employees' requests to work flexibly and offering incentives for mothers to remain in the workforce.

Earlier, the lack of health benefits and low paying part-time jobs had discouraged people from taking part-time jobs rather than full-time jobs, but both these attributes of part-time jobs are changing, explains Barnes. With the passing of the Obamacare, which has been deferred until 2015, keeping a solid job for long could become challenging for Americans. This is because not all employers want to provide health benefit to their employees. This will push employers to offer their employees as well as the jobless an alternative to the traditional nine to five jobs. Moreover, with the population living and working for longer, flexible working practices will soon become common, claims Barnes.

To the benefit of all, part-time jobs help spread the culture of balancing work and family throughout the society. Moreover, it means people have the option to select their working hours and offer their services to more than one firm. It reduces boredom and brings in more productivity at work places. And who said part-time jobs do not pay well? Visit https://www.employmentcrossing.com/browse-jobs/cat-part-time-jobs.html to discover a range of part-time employment opportunities that pay well.

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