People Aren't Losing Their Jobs As Much As They're Losing Hours

An underreported finding from last Friday's jobs data is that people are increasingly being forced to take part time jobs. The numbers here already exceed their highest levels in the last recession. This chart, from a newly updated CLASP report on how the downturn is affecting low-income folks, shows what's going on.

See this NYT article for more on the people behind the numbers.