Including people working in temporary jobs and part-timers, about what percentage of the U. S. labor force works without at least some of the benefits most full-time workers count on, including retirement plans, sick leave, health insurance, and job security?

There are about 60,000 eligible families in the sample for this research.

As the unemployment insurance records refer only to the people who applied for these benefits, the government conducts a monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) survey to measure the extent of unemployment in the country. country. This translates into approximately 110,000 individuals each month, a large sample compared to public opinion polls, which generally cover less than 2,000 people. The CPS sample is selected to be representative of the entire population of the United States