>Part-time employment was 12% of the total in 1960, 14% in 1970, 17% in 1980, 17% in 1990, and 16% in 2000.
>It's risen sharply in this recession, to 19% of the total. but there was just no long-term uptrend going into this recession.
Among the OECD nations, S Korea is the champion of contingent, temporary, part-time employment... an enormous uptick since the trials and tribs of the 97-98 crisis (trials and tribs that low-end, China-squeezed manufacturers were keen to take advantage of!)...
You chastened the Doss, so I'm stopping at 3!
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