http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/01/eveningnews/main4316205.shtmlAs Unemployment Rises, Sometimes Part-Time Work Doesn't Cut It
HIALEAH, Fla., Aug. 1, 2008
(CBS) Carlos Campo has had plenty of work lately. Problem is, it's all in his own home. He's a carpenter in Florida, where the construction boom has gone bust, CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports.
"Have you gotten any nibbles?" she asked him.
"Here and there I get an offer, but it only lasts like two weeks, and then I lose my job again," Campo said. "I gotta reapply for unemployment."
Carlos Campo, a construction worker, is one of the growing class of "underemployed" Americans. (CBS)
As a result, Campo's income dropped from $45,000 last year to $19,000 this year, while the cost of food and utilities rose.
Does he worry about paying those bills?
"Every day," he said. "Bill collectors calls me every day."
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