US Adds Jobs, but Some Workers Want More Hours
A new report shows more jobs and more people seeking full-time hours.
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In this lesson: Identify the October job gain and explain why some people worked part time.
Grammar in this story: Because gives a reason
because they could not find full-time jobs
Because introduces a reason for working part time. Could not find tells us they were unable to find the full-time jobs they wanted.
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Write two sentences about the people working part time. Include approximately how many there were and why they worked shorter hours.
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About 4.8 million people worked part time. They could not find full-time jobs or their hours had been cut.
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