Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
38th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.050.10.150.20.251991200420171991: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.132 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.136 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.159 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.184 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.187 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.171 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.186 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.201 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.194 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.216 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.226 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.206 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.206 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.213 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.

El Salvador ranks 38th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.2%
1995 0.1% -24.6%
1996 0.1% +3.5%
1998 0.2% +17.1%
1999 0.2% +9.4%
2000 0.2% -0.5%
2001 0.2% +6.3%
2002 0.2% +1.6%
2003 0.2% -2.3%
2004 0.2% -6.4%
2005 0.2% +23.4%
2006 0.2% -12.1%
2007 0.2% +8.1%
2008 0.2% -3.3%
2009 0.2% +11.4%
2012 0.2% +4.7%
2014 0.2% -7.0%
2015 0.2% -2.0%
2016 0.2% -0.1%
2017 0.2% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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