The minimum wage directly affects only a very small percentage of the total full-time work force (1.5 out of 102 million), though lots of part-time workers too.

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Inevitably this led to deflation and social unrest (sufficiently alarming to lead to the creation of a full-time police force).

WSJ: In Place of Austerity: What Comes Next?

There has already been a review of wildlife crime policing in Scotland which recommended the appointment of a full-time wildlife coordinator within each police force area and minimum standards of investigation.

BBC: Wildlife crime 'not taken seriously'

For example, workforce analytics enabled a large distribution company to analyze historical information and use it to optimize its labor force by scheduling the right mix of full-time, part-time and temporary labor on a variety of schedules.

FORBES: Work Smarter: How Big Data Can Boost Labor Performance

As firms cut back, the proportion of full-time contract jobs has fallen from almost 80% of the labour force in 1990 to 66% in 2007, according to the OECD.

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The government publishes a separate unemployment rate, called the U-6, which adds to the official unemployment rate people who became discouraged and quit looking and those otherwise marginally attached to the labor force, such as working part time when a full-time job is preferred.

FORBES: The Jobs Report: How It's Made, What It Means

The vast majority of our global work force remains in the U.S., with more than 47, 000 full-time employees in all 50 states.

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At that time, it should assume full responsibility for peacekeeping and counter-insurgency, with a separate American-led force, currently of 20, 000 troops, merging into it.

ECONOMIST: Afghanistan