When you think of part-time work, you may think of working at a low-paying job with no benefits. However, that stereotype is quickly becoming a thing of the past. “There are a lot of ways to do part ...

Working part time is nothing new, but the gig economy makes it more attractive than ever to take a high-paying hourly job. Rather than toiling in a single full-time job, online employment platforms ...

Involuntary part-time employment reached unusually high levels during the last recession and declined only slowly afterward. The speed of the decline was limited because of a combination of two ...

Sarah Thomas is back at her job, but she’s no longer earning enough to pay her bills. That’s because she was offered only 15 to 20 hours a week at her employer, a merchandising company, rather than ...

I returned to work when my son was 6 months old but didn't get a full-time job until he was 5. As a single mom, I learned that working one full-time job actually wasn't for me. I preferred the ...

The job market may be cooling, but working part time is still hot. After the pandemic, “people did some sort of reconsideration,” says Lonnie Golden, a professor of economics and labor and Penn State ...

With summer now in full bloom, perhaps it’s too late for me to talk about the value of young people getting summer jobs. But applying for, getting, and keeping a job is a learning experience that ...

The median weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers in the U.S. is $340, according to 2022 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That means the typical part-time worker is ...

In today’s competitive world, as more young people seek to build skills quickly, a debate is emerging: which holds more value-- a part-time job or an expensive paid course? According to a report ...

Retirement doesn’t have to mean barely getting by on a fixed income. There are part-time jobs aplenty that are perfect for older adults in need of some extra cash. And AARP, the nonprofit organization ...