# Part Time Work on The No Agenda Show

Part Time Work comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2011 to September 2013.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** September 2011 – September 2013
- **Related topics:** [Part-time Work](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/part-time-work.md), [Germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [Unemployment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unemployment.md), [American Dream](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/american-dream.md), [Greece](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greece.md), [Jobs Report](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jobs-report.md), [Labor Market](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-market.md), [Netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [Richard Branson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/richard-branson.md), [Shadow Stats](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shadow-stats.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Jobs Report, Shadow Stats, Part-Time Economy

- **Episode:** [546: Munich Moment](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/546-munich-moment.md)
- **Published:** 2013-09-08
- **Time:** 1:58:02–2:00:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/546-munich-moment/chapter/jobs-report-shadow-stats-part-time-economy.md

The hosts analyze the August jobs report, which showed an unemployment rate of 7.3%. They contrast the official government figures with "Shadow Stats" data, which places true unemployment closer to 24%. The discussion focuses on the rise of low-wage, part-time work and compares the U.S. labor market to the German "social contract" model of reduced working hours.

Keywords: [jobs report](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jobs-report.md), [unemployment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unemployment.md), [shadow stats](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shadow-stats.md), [part-time work](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/part-time-work.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md)

### Dutch Labor Model, Part-Time Work Trends

- **Episode:** [536: Ready for Huma](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/536-ready-for-huma.md)
- **Published:** 2013-08-04
- **Time:** 1:58:08–1:59:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/536-ready-for-huma/chapter/dutch-labor-model-part-time-work-trends.md

Adam Curry discusses the shift in the Netherlands toward a part-time labor model, noting that many Dutch citizens prefer working fewer hours despite lower pay. He compares this to the German model and contrasts it with the "American Dream," suggesting that the U.S. is being pushed toward a similar "live in squalor" economic reality.

Keywords: [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [labor market](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-market.md), [part-time work](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/part-time-work.md), [greece](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greece.md), [american dream](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/american-dream.md)

### Richard Branson, Job Sharing Economic Proposal

- **Episode:** [339: Cocked Pistol](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol.md)
- **Published:** 2011-09-15
- **Time:** 35:10–37:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol/chapter/richard-branson-job-sharing-economic-proposal.md

Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson proposed a solution to unemployment involving widespread job sharing and part-time work. Branson suggested that if 10-20% of the workforce worked 50% of the year, it would significantly reduce the unemployment rate and address social unrest.

Keywords: [richard branson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/richard-branson.md), [virgin group](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/virgin-group.md), [unemployment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unemployment.md), job sharing, [part-time work](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/part-time-work.md)

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