Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States
United States: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States, 1980–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States is 0.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1980.
United States ranks 36th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in United States was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1980.
- How does United States rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
- United States ranks 36th out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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