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Erosion of Traditional Employment: Impact on Health and Economic Well-being
Edward Yelin1, Alicia LaFrance, Trisha Iley
1From the University of California, San Francisco, California.
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.
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