Why Part-Time Work Is Surging Even as Jobs Grow

Lucas and Luna examine a quiet structural shift in the American labor market: rising involuntary part-time employment even as overall payrolls expand. With the unemployment rate flat at 4.3 percent and job openings declining, more workers are accepting fewer hours than they want. The hosts explore what Bureau of Labor Statistics data on 'part-time for economic reasons' reveals about slack in the economy, how industries like retail and hospitality are driving the trend, and what this means for wage growth and Fed policy. They also connect the dots to the latest initial jobless claims uptick and the broader cooling narrative. A data-rich, conversation-driven episode for anyone tracking the real health of the job market beyond the headline payroll number. #InvoluntaryPartTime #LaborMarket #PartTimeWork #Underemployment #JobsReport #WageGrowth #FederalReserve #EconomicSlack #Retail #Hospitality #JOLTS #UnemploymentRate #BureauOfLaborStatistics #Business #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LaborMarketPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo