As employers seek more control over labor costs, the number of parttime jobs has soared in the postgreat recession period. But increasingly erratic work schedules an attempt to squeeze maximum efficiency from every parttimer has taken a toll on the workers. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at some of the consequences.

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