1. Multiple Jobholding in States in 2007.
- Author
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Campbell, Jim
- Subjects
EMPLOYMENT ,RATES ,ARITHMETIC ,STATISTICS on the working class ,ECONOMICS ,WORK environment ,LABOR supply - Abstract
The article reports that in 2007, 26 States and the District of Columbia experienced decreases in their multiple jobholding rates from 2006, 20 States recorded increases, and 4 States had no change. It is reported that the national multiple jobholding rate was unchanged in 2007, at 5.2 percent. The largest over-the-year rate decreases among the States were posted in Idaho (-1.8 percentage points), Alaska (-1.6 points), and Wyoming (-1.3 points). Kansas experienced the largest increase among the States (+1.4 percentage points), followed by Kentucky (+0.8 point) and West Virginia (+0.7 point). also it is stated that although the U.S. multiple jobholding rate was the same as in 2006, but it was 1.0 percentage point lower than in 1996, when it peaked at 6.2 percent.
- Published
- 2008