The Underemployed

Underemployment Methodology

Definitions:

Relative Commonness (For Underemployed): This is the relative commonness for underemployed workers compared to all U.S. workers. For example, the relative commonness for filing skills among the underemployed is 1.59, therefore, it is 1.59 times more likely for an underemployed worker to have filing skills than the average U.S. worker.

% Underemployed: This is the percentage of respondents who answered "Yes" to the question "Do you consider yourself underemployed?"  or answered "I'm not sure" and did not answer "I am happily employed" when further prompted "Tell us more about your employment situation."

% Underemployed Reason: Not Using Education\Training: This is the percentage of respondents who answered "I am not working in a job that uses my education or training" when asked to "Tell us more about your employment situation." This only applies to those who respond "Yes" or "I'm not sure" to the question "Do you consider yourself underemployed?"

% Underemployed Reason: Part-Time Seeking Full-Time: This is the percentage of respondents who answered "I am working part-time but want full-time work" when asked to "Tell us more about your employment situation." This only applies to those who respond "Yes" or "I'm not sure" to the question "Do you consider yourself underemployed?"

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