I suspect the number employed may actually pick up in 2013 as more and more current employees are transitioned to “29ers” and additional “29ers” are hired to make up the hours.
RE: more and more current employees are transitioned to “29ers”
Pardon my ignorance, but what on earth is a “29er”?
I would like to see the figures on what percentage of working people hold two or more jobs now. It may be the highest in the history of the country. A lot of people who used to work one well paid full time job with overtime available are now working two or three part time jobs with low pay. I am supposedly retired and have worked two part time jobs a lot of the time lately. Now I am down to one gig as an independent contractor doing telephone work from my home. I feel very fortunate to be averaging about fifteen an hour doing that. Twenty years ago I wouldn’t have sat and watched TV for fifteen dollars an hour.