U.S. Underemployment Rate

A U.S. Underemployment Rate is an underemployment rate within the U.S. labor market.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be larger than a U.S. Unemployment Rate.
• Example(s):
  • a September 2016 U.S. Underemployment Rate of 12.9%.
  • a January 2013 Seasonally Adjusted U.S. Underemployment Rate for Civilians with Less than a High School Diploma.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Global Underemployment Rate.
  • a Canada Underemployment Rate, or a China Underemployment Rate, ...
  • a California Underemployment Rate.
  • a U.S. Labor Participation Rate.
  • a U.S. Labor Productivity Measure.
• See: The Great Recession, U.S. Social Welfare Program.

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References

2016

• http://www.statista.com/statistics/205240/us-underemployment-rate/
  • This statistic shows the U.S. underemployment rate, determined by Gallup, on a monthly basis for the ongoing year. The survey is conducted doing daily telephone interviews among about 30,000 adults per month in the U.S. The graph shows the 30-day average for each month to depict an annual trend. The rate is created by adding unemployed workers, who are looking for work, to the amount of workers employed part time but seeking full-time work. In September 2016, the U.S. underemployment rate was at 12.9 percent.

2015

• http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-adds-252-000-jobs-unemployment-falls-to-5-6-1420810489
  • QUOTE: ... And while strong hiring has helped push the jobless rate down, a broader measure of unemployment, which includes involuntary part-time workers and people marginally attached to the labor force, was 11.2% last month, down from 11.4% in November. Though nearly two percentage points lower than a year earlier, the level remains well above prerecession norms around 8% to 8.5%.

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