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TABLES AND FIGURES TABLES 2.1 Part-Time Employees' Family Position, Percent, 1985 16 2.2 Major Life Roles of Part-Time Workers, 1978 and 1987 16 2.3 Rate of Part-Time Employment by Age and Gender, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1993 18 2.4 Rate of Part-Time Employment by Industry Composition, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1993 22 2.5 Percent of Involuntary, Voluntary, and Total Part-Time Employment by Industry, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1993 24 2.6 Percent of Involuntary, Voluntary, and Total Part-Time Employment in Boston, Pittsburgh, and the United States, 1988 29 2.7 Industry Composition of Nonagricultural Employment in Boston, Pittsburgh, and the United States, Percent, 1987 30 2.8 Types of Retail and Insurance Organizations Interviewed 31 4.1 Training Periods and Part-Time or Full-Time Status by Job at EZ Mart and SuperValu 51 4.2 Percent of Part-Time Employment by Occupation in the Retail and Grocery Industries, March 1992 67 4.3 Percent of Part-Time Employment by Occupation in the Insurance Industry, March 1992 68 5.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of Part-Time Employment for the Employer 74 5.2 Industry Composition of Part-Time and Total Workforce, 1993 89 5.3 Occupational Composition of Part-Time and Total Workforce, 1993 90 Copyrighted Material VII Vlll Tables and Figures T ABLES (continued) 5.4 Firm-Size Composition of Part-Time and Total Workforce, March 1993 90 6.1 Percent of Part-Time Employment by Major Industry, 1993 92 6.2 Percent of Part-Time Employment by Major Occupation, 1993 92 7.1 Old Versus New Measurements of Part-TimeEmployment, 1993 156 FIGURES 2.1 Unemployment Rates and Rates of Part-Time Employment, 1956-93 14 2.2 The Part-Time/Full-Time Hourly Wage Gap, 1973-93 20 2.3 Rate of Part-Time Employment in Retail, 1962-93 26 2.4 Rate of Part-Time Employment in Insurance, 1968-92 28 6.1 Distribution of Surveyed Retail and Insurance Firms by Rate of Part-Time Employment 94 6.2 Influences on the Department-Level Manager in Determining the Mix of Part-Time and Full-Time Jobs 106 7.1 Unemployment Rate and Rate of Involuntary Part-Time Employment, 1956-93 122 7.2 Components of the Involuntary Part-Time Workforce, 1957-93 124 7.3 Rate of Part-Time Employment in Retail and Unemployment Rate, 1962-93 127 7.4 Rate of Part-Time Employment in Insurance and Unemployment Rate, 1968-92 128 7.5 GDP Growth, Unemployment, and Involuntary Part-Time Employment, January 1991-December 1994 142 A.l Labor Market Equilibria 193 A.2 Static and Dynamic Effects of an Increase in Unemployment 195 A.3 Effects of a Decrease in Training Costs 196 A.4 Turnover Difference Schedules in Retail and Insurance Labor Markets 196 Copyrighted Material ...

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