Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
0.2%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
26th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2007
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
11
1998–2008

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of, 1998–2008

00.050.10.150.20.251998200320081998: 0.094 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.111 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.192 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.092 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.21 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.172 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.139 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.157 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.181 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.23 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.217 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in 2008.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

Palestine, State of ranks 26th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2008.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% +17.9%
2000 0.2% +74.0%
2001 0.1% -52.4%
2002 0.2% +129.5%
2003 0.2% -18.3%
2004 0.1% -19.4%
2005 0.2% +13.0%
2006 0.2% +15.5%
2007 0.2% +27.2%
2008 0.2% -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
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  3. 25 United States of America 0.2% compare
  4. 27 Nicaragua 0.2% compare
  5. 28 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  6. 29 Denmark 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2008, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Palestine, State of rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban?
Palestine, State of ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2008.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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