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Full-Time Jobs in the U.S. Just Made a Comeback

The share of such workers is at its highest in more than six years

Job seekers in Washington, D.C.
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By Victoria Stilwell

August 7, 2015 at 1:47 PM UTC

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Friday's labor-market report showed that the number of full-time U.S. jobs as a share of total employment rose to 81.7 percent, the highest level since November 2008. For those worried (including not a few presidential candidates) that this economic recovery has been one that's created only low-quality jobs, this should be really good news.

Even so, the share of full-time workers remains below its peak during the last cycle of 83.2 percent in October 2007.