CNN Money features an article that discusses the part time employment situation in America. Specifically, those who want a full time job but can't find one. These workers are referred to as "involuntary" part time workers and there are more of them at this point in the recovery from the recession than after any other downturn. Overall U.S. unemployment has fallen steeply in the past year (from 7.2% in October 2013 to 5.8% in October 2014), but too many people can only find part-time positions. The number of people working part-time involuntarily is more than 50% higher than when the recession began. There was a similar spike in part-time workers in prior recessions, but it dropped quickly. That's not happening this time around. In fact, some states have seen an increase during the recovery in people languishing in part-time jobs who want something more. Dead-end jobs: Paige Stevenson is caught in the part-time job trap. She started working six...(Read Full Post)