New BLS Report Finds 24% of Part-Time Employees Receive Health Benefits
Twenty-four percent of part-time workers in the private sector receive health benefits, compared with 85% of full-time private sector workers, according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The report also found that 60% of small businesses offer workers medical coverage, while 85% of employers with at least 100 workers offer health benefits.
- "24% of Part-Time Workers Have Medical Benefits, Government Says" (Lopez, "Money & Co.," Los Angeles Times, 7/17).