Part-time work often gets a reputation for offering lower pay, but that’s not always true. In many industries, there are good ...

Part-time work has shifted from rigid shifts to on-demand income streams that can flex around school, caregiving, or a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. While full-time job schedules are by far the most common type ...

Remote work is not the only macro trend making waves in the global workforce. Part-time employment is also picking up adoption as the new future of work. As of February 2025, the number of ...

The median weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers in the U.S. is $340, according to 2022 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That means the typical part-time worker is ...

Several years ago, to research the novel I was writing, I spent six months working in the warehouse of a big-box store. As a supporter of the Fight for $15, I expected my co-workers to be frustrated ...

The job market may be cooling, but working part time is still hot. After the pandemic, “people did some sort of reconsideration,” says Lonnie Golden, a professor of economics and labor and Penn State ...

I returned to work when my son was 6 months old but didn't get a full-time job until he was 5. As a single mom, I learned that working one full-time job actually wasn't for me. I preferred the ...