Early job instability puts workers on path to career marginalization

A new cohort study from Scandinavia shows that precarious employment in youth—temporary contracts, gig work, irregular hours—significantly increases the risk of labor-market exclusion by middle age. For employers and policymakers, the finding suggests that early career instability creates long-term economic and social consequences that ripple through entire working lifespans.

Originaltitel: Precarious employment at a young age and labor-market marginalization during middle-adulthood: A cohort