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Centre for Population ChangeCPCpopulation@sciences.social
2026-01-12

đź“‘ NEWLY PUBLISHED - CPC-CG members Vincent Ramos and Ann Berrington examine the relationship between young adults living with their parents, their employment status and socioeconomic background.

Read at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf058

#youngadults #labourmarket #unemployment #underemployment #temporarywork #agencywork #intergenerational #adulthood #socialclass #socioeconomic #employment #earningsdisparities #uklabourforcesurvey #serviceclass #socialscience #demography #officefornationalstatistics

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Journal Article
Labour market insecurity and parental co-residence in the United Kingdom: heterogeneities by parental class and age 
Open Access
Vincent Jerald Ramos , Ann Berrington
European Sociological Review, jcaf058, https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf058
Published: 09 January 2026
Abstract
Amidst young adults’ increasing labour market insecurity and rates of parental co-residence, this article examines how unemployment and underexplored forms of non-standard employment (NSE)—underemployment and temporary and agency work (TAW)—are associated with inter-generational co-residence in the United Kingdom. Refining the feathered nest/gilded cage hypothesis to incorporate forms of non-NSE, we analyse how parental social class moderates this relationship across the transition to adulthood phase, driven by both protective and propellant motives. We estimate logistic regression models using the 2021–2024 waves of the UK Labour Force Survey, which allow for a precise identification of time-related underemployment and agency working. Results suggest that states of labour underutilization (underemployment) and impermanence (TAW) as well as unemployment are all associated with higher probabilities of parental co-residence relative to standard employment. This relationship is in part mediated by earnings disparities. Further, socio-economic background matters—the positive insecurity co-residence association is most pronounced...
2024-08-21

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Philip Kiffpkiff
2023-11-28

@sboots Variations on this theme unfortunately seem to exist at all levels of government - municipal, provincial, and federal.

The increase in these contracting arrangements probably correlates to the migration towards the outsourcing of government work generally. Like most temp work, these contracts also allow the government to avoid having to provide proper benefits, training, or job security to folks who otherwise should be considered their employees.

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