单选题
Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.
However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level.
Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.
There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent) from its year ago level.
We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is "yes," they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.
The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purpose was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.
However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Ohamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.
单选题
Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干关键词“jobs picture”和“neglected”可定位到文章第二段第一句“However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked”。句中的“neglected”与“overlooked”意思相同，均表示“忽略”。后文第二句紧接着指出被忽略的部分是“there was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time”，即：自愿从事兼职工作的人数激增。故答案为B。
单选题
Many people work part-time because they ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干关键词“many people”和“work part-time”可定位到文章第三段第二句“Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs”。由此句可知，那些从事兼职工作的人实际想拥有全职工作。接着第三句明确揭示了他们从事兼职工作的原因，即：因为这些人只能获得兼职。言外之意是说，他们目前只能得到兼职工作，而无法获得全职工作。故答案为C。
单选题
Involuntary part-time employment in the US ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第四段第一句“There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down”可知，这种非自愿参加兼职工作在六月份是呈现增长的，但是总趋势是下降的。B项意为“呈现出一种总体下降的趋势”，与原文内容相符。故答案为B。
单选题
It can be learned that with Obamacare, ______.