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US workers stories: 3 news summaries

Part-Time Work Jumps 16% as Many Jobs Contract

Some 4.79 million worked part time in February; 1.8 million held two or more jobs

Mar 8, 08 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Tough economic times—and a drop in full-time jobs in some sectors—are pushing more people into part-time work, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Labor Department says 16% more workers—some 4.79 million people—are working part-time jobs this year than last, the highest total since 1993. More »

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employment • workers • US economy • Department of Labor • job market • below the line workers • Wal-Mart • part-time jobs • US workers

2007's Weirdest at-Work Hijinks

Some crazy stuff happened at the office in 2007

Dec 18, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Not everyone burns down the office in retaliation over a lost stapler, a la Office Space's Milton, but some pretty strange stuff goes on at work. The weirdest occurrences of 2007, according to CNN:
  1. Worker eats 32 vending-machine items to win bet with co-workers (and $300 for charity).
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Taco Bell • Coca Cola • Pepsi • list • vending machine • naked carpenter • US workers

Blue? Your Job May Be to Blame

Survey ranks professions according to depression rates

Oct 14, 07 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Those who care professionally for children or the elderly and those who dish out food and drinks tend to suffer from depression more than anyone else, a new government study says. To ward off the blues, try becoming an architect, an engineer or a surveyor, the job categories with the... More »

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depression • mental health • US workers

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