Less auspiciously, it was also the year when the first tremors of an impending global financial crisis began to be felt in specialized corners of the financial market dealing with esoteric sub-prime mortgages originating in the US. 2.
In fact, the recent increase in the number of workers is due mainly to an increase in the number of part-time workers (Chart 7). In general, in the early stages of economic recovery, it is demand for marginal workers such as part-time workers that increases first.