How should we define “low-wage” work? An analysis using the Current Population Survey

Part-time workers: some key differences between primary and secondary earners Data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the CPS indicate that the proportion of part-time workers who are primary earners has grown over the past three decades; part-time primary earners face numerous social welfare challenges, whereas part-time secondary earners have social welfare outcomes that compare well with those of full-time workers