On Friday, the Labor Department reported that while employers in July, the growth rate was not strong enough to push part-timers forward.
The showed payrolls grew by more than 200,000 for the sixth straight month, the longest stretch of such growth since 1997.
But the troubled part-time labor force remained roughly unchanged in July, with 7.5 million people still getting less than 40 hours of work per week, even though they are seeking full-time paychecks.