Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in United States of America
United States of America: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 0.791 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in United States of America, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.791 for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in United States of America peaked at 2.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.721, in 2019.
That places United States of America 52nd out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.933 | — |
| 2015 | 0.835 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.83 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.746 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.739 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.721 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.32 | +221.5% |
| 2021 | 0.929 | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.722 | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.742 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.772 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.791 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8007 | 0.721 | 0.933 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.722 | 2.32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in United States of America?
- Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in United States of America was 0.791 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.721 in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- United States of America ranks 52nd out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.