The issue focused on making sure people who work for public employees have more job security.

Rising medical costs and health care insurance premiums are among the leading factors behind long-term unemployment, according to an analysis by the Center for American Progress.


As of June 30, only 7.4 percent of private sector workers were employed part time because they couldn't find full-time jobs, down from 10.5 percent in January 2012, according to the study. The loss of full-time employment was