Comment on The double whammy of being poor – making less and getting charged moreparentComments−yummyfajitas10yMost poor people don't work at all, and about half of those who do are only part time.http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/cps/a-profile-of-the-working...Doesn't cover multiple jobs, but it shows most poor folks don't work at all, and a little under half of those who do are part time.Do you have any data suggesting a significant number of poor people work multiple jobs, or work more than 50 hours/week?−shkkmo10yMost poor people don't work at all, and about half of those who do are only part time.If by "most" you mean ~10% (or were you including children and old people?)I can't find any solid statistics, but there is certainly evidence for a 'significant number': http://poverty.ucdavis.edu/policy-brief/low-wage-work-uncert...I wasn't specifically thinking about people below the poverty line, but was rather intending to include the "working-class" as well.
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Most poor people don't work at all, and about half of those who do are only part time.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/cps/a-profile-of-the-working...
Doesn't cover multiple jobs, but it shows most poor folks don't work at all, and a little under half of those who do are part time.
Do you have any data suggesting a significant number of poor people work multiple jobs, or work more than 50 hours/week?
If by "most" you mean ~10% (or were you including children and old people?)
I wasn't specifically thinking about people below the poverty line, but was rather intending to include the "working-class" as well.