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The number of men doing part-time work because they cannot find a full-time job has more than doubled in the last four years, according to a new study.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) said almost 600,000 men were working part-time in December while looking for full-time positions, compared to 293,000 at the end of 2007.

Latest official figures have shown that 1.4 million workers and self-employed people work part-time because they cannot find full-time employment, the highest figure since records began in 1992.

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A TUC graph shows that the East of England has the highest percentage rise of involuntary part-time workers

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The number of people settling for part-time positions has sky-rocketed with the highest number of disgruntled workers based in London

People living in the east of England have been hit by the biggest increase in under-employment over the past four years, with the number of men “trapped” in part-time jobs more than trebling to almost 60,000, said the TUC.

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Its analysis of official figures showed that the North East, Northern Ireland and London also experienced sharp rises in involuntary part-time work.

The report, published ahead of the latest unemployment figures tomorrow, also revealed that the number of women working in involuntary part-time jobs has more than doubled in London and Northern Ireland over the past four years.

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