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  Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reporled for Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J percent. at good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.

  However there is another important part of the jobs picture that was targely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4,4 percent)above its year ago level.

  Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.

  There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent)from its year ago level.

  We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is "yes."they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only elassified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.

  The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.

  However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.

  36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?

  A. The prospect of a thriving job market.

  B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.

  C. The possibility of full employment.

  D. The acceleration of job creation.

  37. Many people work part-time because they

  A. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs

  B. feel that is enough to make ends meet

  C. cannot get their hands on full-time jobs

  D. haven' t seen the weakness of the market

  38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US

  A. is harder to acquire than one year ago

  B. shows a general tendency of decline

  C. satisfies the real need of the jobless

  D. is lower than before the recession

  39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, .

  A. it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance

  B. employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance

  C. it is still challenging to get insurance for family members

  D. full-time employment is still essential for insurance

  40. The text mainly discusses.

  A. employment in the US

  B. part-timer classification

  C. insurance through Medicaid

  D. Obamacare's trouble

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