One way to boost your bank account is to take on a part time job, which is defined as a position that requires working fewer than 35 hours per week, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There are currently 25.5 million part time workers, according to the BLS. In November 2008, the number of people who worked part time for economic reasons, meaning that they would like to work full time but couldn't because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to, rose to 7.3 million.

As workers everywhere feel the effects of the slowing economy, more and more workers are turning to part-time work for help. The number of people looking for part time labor in the first quarter of the year through the third quarter of the year increased from 1.3 to 1.5 million, respectively.

Angelique H. Caffrey

Part-time jobs don't have to mean puny perks. In fact, these popular half-time positions offer employees plenty of advantages beyond a paycheck.

Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer

Fritschi and Diane are just two of millions of successful, educated people who've found themselves affected by the economy. With the unemployment rate at its highest at 8.5 percent and 5.1 million jobs lost since the recession began in 2007*, many people are taking "bridge jobs," or jobs for which they are overqualified, to just to stay employed.

By Cherie L. Berkley, PayScale.com

Strapped for cash? Many people are in these trying times. With growing unemployment, salary cuts, and the rising cost of living, plenty of Americans are seeking additional avenues to increase cash flow. Check out these seven hot side jobs that can be done around your 9-to-5 and with skills you may already have.

By ERIC TUCKER, AP

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Here's a job opportunity you won't need to buy a new wardrobe for.

Hoping to take advantage of Rhode Island's floundering economy, owners of the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence plan to hold a job fair on Saturday.

They say they're looking to fill around 30 positions, from strippers and waitresses to disc jockeys and bartenders, at that club and two others in Massachusetts.