New figures show a rise in part-time workers under 30

Page last updated at 07:35 GMT, Wednesday, 20 February 2013

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The number of UK part-time workers under the age of 30 has increased by 11% in the last five years.

Newsbeat's been given exclusive figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Twenty-one-year-old Dot Smith has three part-time jobs working as a lifeguard, waitress and charity spokesperson. She hasn't been able to find full-time work.

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