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.