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Report: Employers Shifting Toward Part-Time Work as “New Normal”

WASHINGTON, DC—A recent shift in some key sectors of the economy "has led to millions [of] workers [only] working part-time hours" when they'd prefer to be working full-time, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

"Part-time workers face shortages of pay and work hours and deserve policy remedies for their problems," said EPI President Lawrence Mishel.  "They are a sizable and growing share of the workforce [and] policymakers need to address their problems."