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16:51 20th July 2009
The number of people now working part-time because they cannot find full-time positions has risen to 927,000 according to official statistics.
Office for National statistics data has revealed that more than a quarter of a million (273,000) less people are in full-time work than in the three months to February.
In total, there are now 7.53 million workers choosing to take part-time hours, up 3,000 compared with the earlier period.
John Philpott, chief economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, said this "is a big increase on last year".
Mr Philpott noted the switch to part-time hours is largely because of the recession and said that "once the labour market is in better health, there will be a shift among part-time workers back into full-time work".
Workers who have lost their jobs are also looking to retrain and reskill themselves to improve their chances at interview.
IT courses and computing courses are an easy way for workers to improve their employability.
According to Computerweekly.com the most commonly used software includes office productivity and accounts programs.
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