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How Big Of An Issue Is Underemployment In Arizona?
Published: Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 3:06pm
Updated: Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 3:09pm
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The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has found, in a new report, that workers in low-income communities are having trouble finding full-time jobs.
And those with part-time jobs only have them, in many cases, because they can’t get a full-time position.
The report says this problem is especially acute in Arizona.
Leilani Barnett is regional manager for Community Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.