A look at the underemployed — part-time workers, temps, freelancers, contractors — and how they fit into a labor market squeezed by a deepening recession.
The Takeaway considers the demographics of underemployment and Jeffrey Wenger, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Analysis at the University of Georgia, breaks down the industries and who’s working for them, part of the time.
Tracking the underemployed amid a financial crisis
As the first installment of a new series at The Takeaway, hosts John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji take a look at the underemployed and how they fit into a labor market squeezed by a deepening recession.
2008: A Space Odyssey: Your responses to today’s Takeaway question
Hosts John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji play back responses to today’s Takeaway question: If you could spend a weekend in space, where would you go, and who would you take with you?
