A weekly presentation of downloadable charts and short analyses designed to graphically illustrate important economic issues. Updated every Wednesday.
Snapshot for May 26, 1999
Nonstandard Work Arrangements
The first figure shows that nonstandard workers — or those employed in temporary, part-time, on-call, and self-employed jobs — comprised 28.7% of the workforce in 1997 (the latest year for which complete figures are available). The largest nonstandard category was part-time work (13.6%), followed by independent contracting (6.5%), and self-employment (4.8%).
While many nonstandard workers prefer their work arrangements to regular, full-time jobs, the bottom figure illustrates that nonstandard workers generally earn less and receive fewer fringe benefits than do regular full-time workers with similar educational levels, skills, and experience.
Sources: The State of Working America 1998-99.
Check out the archive for past Economic Snapshots.