date:Aug 19, 2013
e share of part-time workers who want more hours has barely dropped, according to BLS statistics.
Workers are not doing well, said Elizabeth Ashack, an economist at the BLS. They're losing ground because wages are not growing in real terms.
Teen employment levels are down this summer, and that may be contributing to same-store sales declines at Aeropostale Inc and American Eagle Outfitters.
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