United States of America vs World: Upper-middle income: LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization

United States of America
10,340
in 2025
World: Upper-middle income
211,977
in 2027
United States of America rank
4th
World: Upper-middle income rank
7th

LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization over time

  • United States of America
  • World: Upper-middle income
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How they compare

World: Upper-middle income currently reports 211,977 against 10,340 in United States of America, a difference of 201,637.

That makes World: Upper-middle income's figure about 20.5 times United States of America's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, World: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 4th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 7th of 79 countries.

World: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America World: Upper-middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 12,283 210,250 197,967 World: Upper-middle income
2010s 13,070 213,197 200,127 World: Upper-middle income
2020s 11,203 224,351 213,147 World: Upper-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization, United States of America or World: Upper-middle income?
World: Upper-middle income, at 211,977 against 10,340 in United States of America as of 2027.
What is the difference in lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization between United States of America and World: Upper-middle income?
201,637, with World: Upper-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World: Upper-middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do United States of America and World: Upper-middle income rank globally for lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization?
United States of America ranks 4th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
166 places, 3,284 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU4 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment, time-related underemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.