Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in United States
United States: Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) was 0.77 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in United States, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.77 for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in 2027.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in United States peaked at 2.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.721, in 2019.
That places United States 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.912 | — |
| 2006 | 0.896 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.983 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | +40.5% |
| 2009 | 1.88 | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.933 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.835 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.83 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.747 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.739 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.721 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.32 | +221.5% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.721 | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.742 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.772 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.779 | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 0.796 | +2.2% |
| 2027 | 0.77 | -3.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.39, 23% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +221.5% | 0.721 | 2.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 | 0.896 | 1.88 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9719 | 0.721 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9785 | 0.721 | 2.32 | 8 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- 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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in United States?
- Time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in United States was 0.77 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.721 in 2019.
- How does United States rank for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
- United States ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
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.