There's nothing to say that people were offered full-time work and opted for part-time instead. Regardless of employee preference, it's still not apples to app

There's nothing to say that people were offered full-time work and opted for part-time instead. Regardless of employee preference, it's still not apples to apples if trying to make a comparison to income qualifying for government benefits. Is a business owner that only requires part-time work supposed to hire full-time workers for some arbitrary reason all of a sudden?