Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income: Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) was 4.13 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
4.13
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
52nd
of 87 groups
All-time high
4.84
in 2005
All-time low
4.13
in 2027
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

0123452005201620272005: 4.82006: 4.82007: 4.72008: 4.72009: 4.82010: 4.72011: 4.62012: 4.62013: 4.62014: 4.52015: 4.52016: 4.62017: 4.62018: 4.42019: 4.42020: 4.72021: 4.62022: 4.32023: 4.22024: 4.22025: 4.22026: 4.22027: 4.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income is 4.13, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 4.84 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.13, in 2027.

That places Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 52nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 4.84 —
2006 4.77 -1.5%
2007 4.72 -1.2%
2008 4.68 -0.8%
2009 4.8 +2.5%
2010 4.68 -2.4%
2011 4.6 -1.8%
2012 4.6 -0.0%
2013 4.55 -1.0%
2014 4.52 -0.7%
2015 4.54 +0.4%
2016 4.55 +0.4%
2017 4.57 +0.3%
2018 4.41 -3.4%
2019 4.39 -0.5%
2020 4.66 +6.1%
2021 4.6 -1.2%
2022 4.35 -5.5%
2023 4.22 -3.0%
2024 4.18 -1.0%
2025 4.16 -0.3%
2026 4.15 -0.3%
2027 4.13 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.76 4.68 4.84 5
2010s 4.54 4.39 4.68 10
2020s 4.31 4.13 4.66 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income was 4.13 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 4.84 in 2005.
What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 4.13 in 2027.
How does Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 52nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.