Considering a part-time job? Be prepared to face much greater competition for fewer jobs.
As more and more people seek part-time jobs -- whether teens seeking work, adults
choosing part-time over full-time positions, or full-time workers seeking additional incomes --
in an ever-weakening economy, the battle for part-time positions is expected to become
fierce.
In fact, more people are working part-time jobs now -- the highest level in 15 years --
and the numbers are growing. According to the U.S. Labor Department, the number of people
working part-time jobs rose by 100,000 in February for the second month in a row -- bringing the
total to 4.79 million people employed part-time.
Furthermore, more people are holding multiple part-time jobs than ever before (at least since
1994 when the government began tracking it) -- with about 1.8 million workers holding down
at least two part-time positions in 2007.
Women comprise the majority of workers who hold multiple jobs -- overtaking men for the first
time since statistics have been recorded.
