Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Obamacare not boosting number of part-time workers: White House aide

Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no evidence that President Barack Obama's signature healthcare program is driving up the number of part-time workers in the economy, a senior White House aide said on Tuesday. "The vast bulk of the jobs being created are full-time jobs," Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, told Reuters Insider. "I think that is important, because a number of people had raised concerns about the Affordable Care Act. But those are not anything we are seeing in the data right now," he said. ...








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