Work

Erosion of Traditional Employment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to describe growth of alternative and contingent employment and the impacts of these changes in State of California. METHODS: We administered surveys to random samples of population of the State in 1999-2000 and 2022-2023 to compare the frequency of kinds of work, working conditions, economic well-being, and health status in the two dyads of years. RESULTS: Between 1999-2000 and 2022-2023, decreasing fractions of the population of the State work full-time/full-year; report regular shifts, jobs with long tenures, and upward mobility in their careers, while increasing fractions report fair or poor health and financial strain. CONCLUSIONS: Employment changes are associated with a worsening in the health status and economic well-being of the population of the State. Longitudinal follow-up of the same individuals would be necessary to establish a causal connection among these phenomena.

Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003423

Authors: Edward Yelin, Alicia LaFrance, Trisha Iley

Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Employment and Welfare Studies

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health