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Title: Underemployment in Urban and Rural America, 2005-2012

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Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: Key Findings Underemployment (or involuntary part-time work) rates doubled during the second year of the recession, reaching roughly 6.5 percent in 2009. This increase was equally steep in bothrural and urban places. In March of 2012, underemployment was slightly lower in rural places (4.8 percent) compared to urban places (5.3 percent). Prior to the recession, however, underemployment was slightly higher in rural America. Workers under age 30, as well as women, black, and Hispanic workers, experience higher levels of underemployment. Underemployment is strongly linked with education, with the least educated workers experiencing higher rates of underemployment compared to more highly educated workers. This relationship is somewhat weaker in rural places.

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Authors: Young, Justin R.

Publisher: Carsey Institute Issue Brief No. 55

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Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare

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