Thursday, May 29, 2014

Are Part Time Employees Losing Health Coverage at Work?

  • Between 2007 and 2012, workers employed 40 or more hours per week experienced a 3% reduction in the likelihood of having coverage from their own job
  • Those employed 30–39 hours per week experienced a 12% decline
  • Those employed fewer than 30 hours per week experienced a 20% decline 
  • In 2012, 60.5% of workers employed 40 or more hours per week had coverage from their own job
  • 33.6% of workers employed 30–39 hours per week had such coverage 
  • 12.8% of workers employed less than 30 hours per week had such coverage
Source: EBRI.