I guess you missed this part of the article ![thup :thup: :thup:](/styles/smilies/thup.gif)
that was actually 2013 but it makes the point
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Except that's not true. Wasn't even true in July. Historical Table A-9Part-time work has made up 77 percent of the job growth so far this year. The government defines part-time work as being less than 35 hours a week.
Usually works full time (seasonally adjusted)
January 2014: 117,656,000
August 2014: 118,616,000
Change: +960,000
Usually works part time (seasonally adjusted)
January 2014: 27,540,000
August 2014: 27,743,000
Change: +203,000
You don't even have to do any math to see that part time growth was not 77% of total job growth.
that was actually 2013 but it makes the point