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Labor Market Affiliation of Marginal Part-Time Workers in Denmark—A Longitudinal Study

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  • Helena Breth Nielsen

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Kathrine Pape

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Laura Stonor Gregersen

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Jonas Kirchheiner-Rasmussen

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Johnny Dyreborg

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Anna Ilsøe

    (Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS), University of Copenhagen, 1353 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Trine Pernille Larsen

    (Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS), University of Copenhagen, 1353 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Jacob Pedersen

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Anne Helene Garde

    (The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, 1353 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Abstract

This longitudinal study examined the labor market affiliations of marginal part-time workers (<15 working hours/week) compared with full-time workers (32–40 working hours/week) within gender and age groups. Analyses were based on 1,492,187 Danish employees with marginal part-time or full-time work at baseline using register data of working hours and labor market affiliation from the Labor Market Account. We used the Expected Labor Market Affiliation method within gender and age groups to estimate the time spent in different labor market states over a 5-year follow-up from 2012–2017. The multistate model included five recurrent labor market states: work, unemployment, long-term sickness absence, studying, and temporarily out, and the results were adjusted for education level, morbidity, and ethnicity. A marginal part-time worker generally had fewer days of work without social benefits and spent more days studying during follow-up compared with a full-time worker. In addition, marginal part-time workers ≥ 25 years old had more days of unemployment and more days of long-term sickness absence. These findings suggest that marginal part-time workers have fewer paid workdays without social benefits compared with full-time workers, depending on age. Further studies should explore whether marginal part-time work is a stepping stone into or out of the labor market.

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  • Helena Breth Nielsen & Kathrine Pape & Laura Stonor Gregersen & Jonas Kirchheiner-Rasmussen & Johnny Dyreborg & Anna Ilsøe & Trine Pernille Larsen & Jacob Pedersen & Anne Helene Garde, 2022. "Labor Market Affiliation of Marginal Part-Time Workers in Denmark—A Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:7634-:d:845022
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