A more comprehensive measure of slack in the labor market: The number of underemployed workers, including those unemployed, involuntary part-time for economic reasons, and marginally attached, 2000–2012

Month Unemployed Involuntary part-time Marginally attached
January 1994 8630 4947 2079
February 1994 8583 4677 1847
March 1994 8470 4890 1699
April 1994 8331 4752 1742
May 1994 7915 4836 1539
June 1994 7927 4816 1670
July 1994 7946 4505 1712
August 1994 7933 4359 1667
September 1994 7734 4332 1788
October 1994 7632 4472 1634
November 1994 7375 4468 1644
December 1994 7230 4440 1695
January 1995 7375 4550 1718
February 1995 7187 4397 1660
March 1995 7153 4451 1637
April 1995 7645 4428 1318
May 1995 7430 4513 1380
June 1995 7427 4489 1569
July 1995 7527 4436 1561
August 1995 7484 4513 1374
September 1995 7478 4580 1486
October 1995 7328 4462 1497
November 1995 7426 4489 1496
December 1995 7423 4434 1549
January 1996 7491 4022 1645
February 1996 7313 4420 1736
March 1996 7318 4429 1446
April 1996 7415 4464 1474
May 1996 7423 4327 1346
June 1996 7095 4312 1580
July 1996 7337 4358 1473
August 1996 6882 4391 1316
September 1996 6979 4382 1417
October 1996 7031 4372 1412
November 1996 7236 4025 1427
December 1996 7253 4365 1346
January 1997 7158 4189 1530
February 1997 7102 4242 1527
March 1997 7000 4112 1380
April 1997 6873 4396 1371
May 1997 6655 4032 1416
June 1997 6799 3998 1304
July 1997 6655 4040 1140
August 1997 6608 4049 1195
September 1997 6656 4004 1348
October 1997 6454 3973 1146
November 1997 6308 3962 1197
December 1997 6476 3848 1307
January 1998 6368 3922 1338
February 1998 6306 3866 1469
March 1998 6422 3859 1361
April 1998 5941 3775 1215
May 1998 6047 3727 1171
June 1998 6212 3766 1107
July 1998 6259 3796 1186
August 1998 6179 3537 1251
September 1998 6300 3448 1278
October 1998 6280 3433 1164
November 1998 6100 3339 1167
December 1998 6032 3420 1173
January 1999 5976 3449 1385
February 1999 6111 3425 1262
March 1999 5783 3550 1310
April 1999 6004 3443 1206
May 1999 5796 3393 1193
June 1999 5951 3411 1176
July 1999 6025 3350 1171
August 1999 5838 3286 1137
September 1999 5915 3279 1229
October 1999 5778 3153 1220
November 1999 5716 3225 1077
December 1999 5653 3283 1094
January 2000 5708 3208 1276
February 2000 5858 3167 1327
March 2000 5733 3231 1237
April 2000 5481 3186 1270
May 2000 5758 3283 1150
June 2000 5651 3209 1206
July 2000 5747 3144 1149
August 2000 5853 3211 1135
September 2000 5625 3217 1220
October 2000 5534 3179 1057
November 2000 5639 3467 1124
December 2000 5634 3243 1082
January 2001 6023 3332 1232
February 2001 6089 3296 1349
March 2001 6141 3280 1171
April 2001 6271 3289 1149
May 2001 6226 3439 1172
June 2001 6484 3792 1139
July 2001 6583 3556 1156
August 2001 7042 3380 1288
September 2001 7142 4233 1262
October 2001 7694 4437 1399
November 2001 8003 4317 1367
December 2001 8258 4393 1330
January 2002 8184 4112 1517
February 2002 8221 4289 1362
March 2002 8290 4101 1312
April 2002 8582 4199 1391
May 2002 8387 4103 1412
June 2002 8388 4048 1459
July 2002 8392 4145 1509
August 2002 8311 4301 1449
September 2002 8257 4329 1535
October 2002 8312 4314 1465
November 2002 8533 4329 1338
December 2002 8665 4321 1367
January 2003 8513 4607 1637
February 2003 8632 4844 1590
March 2003 8543 4652 1559
April 2003 8816 4798 1474
May 2003 8933 4570 1436
June 2003 9246 4592 1457
July 2003 9027 4648 1577
August 2003 8902 4419 1636
September 2003 8945 4882 1579
October 2003 8730 4813 1583
November 2003 8610 4862 1368
December 2003 8373 4750 1399
January 2004 8370 4705 1623
February 2004 8167 4549 1677
March 2004 8491 4742 1624
April 2004 8170 4568 1504
May 2004 8212 4588 1458
June 2004 8286 4443 1414
July 2004 8136 4449 1598
August 2004 7990 4474 1553
September 2004 7927 4487 1593
October 2004 8061 4820 1611
November 2004 7932 4547 1599
December 2004 7934 4427 1388
January 2005 7784 4389 1757
February 2005 7980 4250 1729
March 2005 7737 4388 1517
April 2005 7672 4278 1432
May 2005 7651 4315 1447
June 2005 7524 4432 1621
July 2005 7406 4400 1474
August 2005 7345 4491 1640
September 2005 7553 4675 1393
October 2005 7453 4269 1455
November 2005 7566 4219 1392
December 2005 7279 4115 1651
January 2006 7064 4123 1562
February 2006 7184 4174 1415
March 2006 7072 3972 1441
April 2006 7120 3900 1307
May 2006 6980 4111 1412
June 2006 7001 4318 1523
July 2006 7175 4303 1518
August 2006 7091 4195 1592
September 2006 6847 4115 1273
October 2006 6727 4352 1512
November 2006 6872 4190 1396
December 2006 6762 4187 1213
January 2007 7116 4279 1604
February 2007 6927 4220 1523
March 2007 6731 4253 1370
April 2007 6850 4313 1456
May 2007 6766 4473 1394
June 2007 6979 4342 1507
July 2007 7149 4410 1417
August 2007 7067 4576 1297
September 2007 7170 4521 1305
October 2007 7237 4325 1425
November 2007 7240 4494 1297
December 2007 7645 4618 1405
January 2008 7678 4852 1812
February 2008 7491 4895 1585
March 2008 7816 4887 1435
April 2008 7631 5195 1454
May 2008 8395 5278 1436
June 2008 8578 5539 1634
July 2008 8950 5935 1492
August 2008 9450 5846 1576
September 2008 9501 6223 1611
October 2008 10083 6708 1683
November 2008 10544 7326 2024
December 2008 11299 7992 1831
January 2009 12049 8056 2094
February 2009 12860 8775 1999
March 2009 13389 9030 2113
April 2009 13796 8843 2095
May 2009 14505 9088 2146
June 2009 14727 9055 2094
July 2009 14646 8953 2275
August 2009 14861 9012 2279
September 2009 15012 8999 2194
October 2009 15421 9047 2403
November 2009 15227 9130 2351
December 2009 15124 9039 2432
January 2010 14953 8508 2600
February 2010 15039 8882 2473
March 2010 15128 9064 2200
April 2010 15221 9097 2351
May 2010 14876 8798 2309
June 2010 14517 8652 2615
July 2010 14609 8625 2556
August 2010 14735 8804 2443
September 2010 14574 9383 2473
October 2010 14636 8964 2672
November 2010 15104 8893 2450
December 2010 14393 8869 2683
January 2011 13919 8449 2747
February 2011 13751 8383 2665
March 2011 13628 8459 2367
April 2011 13792 8571 2415
May 2011 13892 8541 2199
June 2011 14024 8545 2725
July 2011 13908 8437 2796
August 2011 13920 8787 2611
September 2011 13897 9270 2500
October 2011 13759 8790 2500
November 2011 13323 8469 2633
December 2011 13097 8098 2589
January 2012 12758 8230 2739
February 2012 12806 8119 2527
March 2012 12673 7672 2442
April 2012 12500 7853 2374
May 2012 12720 8098 2492
June 2012 12749 8210 2539
July 2012 12794 8246 2602
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