Underemployment Hits 20% in Mid-March

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One in five Americans working or wanting work are underemployed in mid-March

by Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist

PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's underemployment measure hit 20.0% on March 15 -- up from 19.7% two weeks earlier and 19.5% at the start of the year. Gallup Daily tracking makes it possible to monitor the underemployment rate throughout the month, rather than just once per month, making it the best and most timely way to measure the U.S. jobs situation.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/126821/underemployment-hits-20-mid-march.aspx

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1. Well -- my son just went from unemployed to underemployed

Got a part-time job (with prospects of it expanding) after months of nothing. So that's progress of a sort.