Analysis: Obamacare, tepid U.S. growth fuel part-time hiring

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Analysis: Obamacare, tepid U.S. growth fuel part-time hiring

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-obamacare-tepid-u-growth-fuel-part-time-050714399.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MeyCSWvejpymsSFfZccFwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-21T074708Z_2_CBRE97K0E9B00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Woman stands with her paperwork as she speaks with recruiter while attending a job fair in New York" align="left" title="Woman stands with her paperwork as she speaks with recruiter while attending a job fair in New York" border="0" /></a>By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses are hiring at a robust rate. The only problem is that three out of four of the nearly 1 million hires this year are part-time and many of the jobs are low-paid. Faltering economic growth at home and abroad and concern that President Barack Obama's signature health care law will drive up business costs are behind the wariness about taking on full-time staff, executives at staffing and payroll firms say. Employers say part-timers offer them flexibility. If the economy picks up, they can quickly offer full-time work. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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