Read more part-time jobs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25642/part-time-jobs.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:45:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67108/pinched-writer-picks-up-the-toilet-brush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven with two degrees and a book deal, Rebecca Golden has had a tough time keeping her bank balance above zero, she writes for Salon, so she's turned to an edifying, if often terrifying, sideline: cleaning houses. “I suppose I could find other ways to make ends meet,” she writes....http://www.newser.com/story/67108/pinched-writer-picks-up-the-toilet-brush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 13:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51495/jokey-bush-applies-for-turns-down-job.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W Bush made a surprise visit to the hardware store that published a job offer for him in a Dallas paper, joking that he was "looking for a job." The owner provided him with a jacket and nametag ("W"), and the former president spent an hour trying out the...http://www.newser.com/story/51495/jokey-bush-applies-for-turns-down-job.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Feb 2009 13:03:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33791/workers-losing-hours-as-economy-tightens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS joblessness stands at a moderate 5.5%, but more than 3.7 million workers have seen their hours cut from full-time to part-time over the last year, shrinking their paychecks even as gas and food prices soar, reports the New York Times. That's the highest figure in the half-century...http://www.newser.com/story/33791/workers-losing-hours-as-economy-tightens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jul 2008 7:44:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21061/part-time-work-jumps-16-as-many-jobs-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTough 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.http://www.newser.com/story/21061/part-time-work-jumps-16-as-many-jobs-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:10:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/4210/moms-look-to-part-time-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYoung women with children are more interested in job flexibility than their boomer moms were: 60% of employed moms would like to work part-time, rather than full-time or no job at all—up 12% from a decade ago, a new study shows. But only 24% of those surveyed actually work...http://www.newser.com/story/4210/moms-look-to-part-time-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jul 2007 17:23:26 CDT