Figure 5N

Underemployment rate, by race and ethnicity, 2000–2014

Month White Black Hispanic
2000/01/01 5.6% 12.8% 10.2%
2000/02/01 5.5% 12.6% 10.2%
2000/03/01 5.7% 12.4% 10.6%
2000/04/01 5.6% 12.3% 9.5%
2000/05/01 5.7% 12.8% 10.2%
2000/06/01 5.7% 12.6% 10.0%
2000/07/01 5.7% 12.5% 10.6%
2000/08/01 5.8% 12.6% 10.1%
2000/09/01 5.5% 12.0% 10.7%
2000/10/01 5.4% 11.8% 9.8%
2000/11/01 5.6% 12.2% 10.8%
2000/12/01 5.6% 11.8% 10.6%
2001/01/01 5.8% 13.1% 10.6%
2001/02/01 5.9% 12.3% 11.3%
2001/03/01 5.9% 13.1% 10.7%
2001/04/01 5.9% 12.8% 11.4%
2001/05/01 6.0% 13.0% 11.4%
2001/06/01 6.3% 13.0% 12.4%
2001/07/01 6.4% 12.9% 12.0%
2001/08/01 6.7% 13.9% 11.3%
2001/09/01 7.0% 14.3% 13.0%
2001/10/01 7.4% 15.0% 13.4%
2001/11/01 7.6% 15.3% 13.7%
2001/12/01 7.9% 15.5% 13.9%
2002/01/01 7.6% 15.4% 14.0%
2002/02/01 7.7% 15.5% 13.7%
2002/03/01 7.8% 15.5% 14.1%
2002/04/01 7.9% 16.1% 13.5%
2002/05/01 8.0% 15.2% 13.2%
2002/06/01 7.9% 15.3% 13.1%
2002/07/01 8.0% 15.2% 13.4%
2002/08/01 8.0% 16.4% 13.5%
2002/09/01 8.0% 15.4% 13.2%
2002/10/01 7.9% 15.3% 13.8%
2002/11/01 8.0% 16.2% 13.6%
2002/12/01 8.0% 16.2% 14.1%
2003/01/01 8.1% 16.0% 14.3%
2003/02/01 8.2% 16.3% 14.6%
2003/03/01 8.2% 15.8% 14.2%
2003/04/01 8.5% 16.0% 13.9%
2003/05/01 8.3% 16.5% 15.0%
2003/06/01 8.2% 17.0% 15.2%
2003/07/01 8.4% 16.8% 14.5%
2003/08/01 8.4% 16.4% 14.2%
2003/09/01 8.4% 16.9% 14.1%
2003/10/01 8.2% 16.7% 14.0%
2003/11/01 8.2% 16.0% 14.1%
2003/12/01 8.1% 15.7% 13.6%
2004/01/01 8.1% 15.6% 14.2%
2004/02/01 7.6% 15.7% 13.4%
2004/03/01 8.1% 17.0% 14.0%
2004/04/01 8.1% 16.0% 13.5%
2004/05/01 8.0% 16.0% 13.4%
2004/06/01 7.9% 15.7% 12.7%
2004/07/01 7.7% 16.8% 12.9%
2004/08/01 7.7% 16.3% 12.8%
2004/09/01 7.6% 16.4% 12.6%
2004/10/01 7.8% 16.9% 13.2%
2004/11/01 7.5% 16.5% 12.7%
2004/12/01 7.6% 16.6% 12.3%
2005/01/01 7.5% 16.8% 11.8%
2005/02/01 7.6% 16.4% 11.9%
2005/03/01 7.6% 16.4% 11.9%
2005/04/01 7.3% 16.4% 11.5%
2005/05/01 7.3% 15.9% 11.5%
2005/06/01 7.3% 16.1% 11.3%
2005/07/01 7.1% 15.7% 11.6%
2005/08/01 7.1% 15.6% 11.8%
2005/09/01 7.5% 15.1% 12.3%
2005/10/01 7.2% 14.8% 11.6%
2005/11/01 7.0% 16.3% 11.5%
2005/12/01 7.1% 15.0% 11.3%
2006/01/01 6.9% 14.1% 10.8%
2006/02/01 7.0% 14.8% 10.7%
2006/03/01 6.9% 14.6% 9.9%
2006/04/01 6.6% 14.8% 10.6%
2006/05/01 6.9% 14.0% 10.0%
2006/06/01 7.1% 14.7% 10.5%
2006/07/01 7.1% 14.9% 10.6%
2006/08/01 7.0% 14.8% 10.5%
2006/09/01 6.6% 14.3% 10.5%
2006/10/01 6.9% 14.1% 10.3%
2006/11/01 6.8% 13.6% 10.3%
2006/12/01 6.8% 13.3% 10.2%
2007/01/01 6.8% 13.4% 11.0%
2007/02/01 6.8% 13.4% 10.9%
2007/03/01 6.7% 13.3% 10.5%
2007/04/01 6.8% 13.3% 11.2%
2007/05/01 6.8% 13.4% 11.0%
2007/06/01 6.9% 13.5% 11.1%
2007/07/01 7.0% 13.0% 10.9%
2007/08/01 7.2% 12.8% 11.2%
2007/09/01 7.2% 13.3% 11.2%
2007/10/01 7.1% 13.4% 11.1%
2007/11/01 7.1% 14.5% 11.1%
2007/12/01 7.3% 14.4% 12.5%
2008/01/01 7.2% 14.7% 13.0%
2008/02/01 7.2% 14.1% 12.1%
2008/03/01 7.4% 14.7% 12.8%
2008/04/01 7.6% 14.3% 12.9%
2008/05/01 8.0% 15.0% 14.1%
2008/06/01 8.2% 15.2% 14.6%
2008/07/01 8.7% 15.8% 15.1%
2008/08/01 9.0% 16.6% 15.7%
2008/09/01 9.3% 17.5% 16.1%
2008/10/01 10.0% 18.3% 17.7%
2008/11/01 10.8% 18.5% 18.5%
2008/12/01 11.5% 20.1% 19.8%
2009/01/01 11.7% 19.6% 20.3%
2009/02/01 12.4% 21.1% 22.4%
2009/03/01 13.0% 21.5% 23.4%
2009/04/01 13.5% 22.8% 22.6%
2009/05/01 13.8% 23.7% 24.7%
2009/06/01 13.6% 22.5% 23.9%
2009/07/01 13.7% 23.1% 23.2%
2009/08/01 14.1% 23.6% 24.6%
2009/09/01 14.2% 23.8% 25.1%
2009/10/01 15.0% 24.0% 25.9%
2009/11/01 14.6% 24.3% 25.1%
2009/12/01 14.5% 25.0% 25.0%
2010/01/01 13.6% 24.2% 23.6%
2010/02/01 14.2% 24.4% 23.5%
2010/03/01 14.1% 24.4% 24.1%
2010/04/01 14.6% 25.0% 23.9%
2010/05/01 14.2% 23.6% 23.5%
2010/06/01 13.8% 23.5% 23.2%
2010/07/01 13.7% 24.5% 23.0%
2010/08/01 13.8% 24.8% 23.6%
2010/09/01 14.5% 25.2% 23.7%
2010/10/01 14.5% 24.5% 23.9%
2010/11/01 13.8% 25.3% 24.9%
2010/12/01 13.8% 25.0% 24.3%
2011/01/01 13.2% 24.6% 22.5%
2011/02/01 14.1% 24.4% 23.9%
2011/03/01 13.6% 23.5% 22.7%
2011/04/01 13.4% 25.0% 22.4%
2011/05/01 13.0% 25.0% 22.7%
2011/06/01 13.2% 25.6% 22.4%
2011/07/01 13.2% 25.3% 22.0%
2011/08/01 13.3% 26.2% 21.8%
2011/09/01 13.6% 25.9% 22.5%
2011/10/01 13.1% 24.5% 24.3%
2011/11/01 12.5% 24.4% 22.3%
2011/12/01 12.4% 24.0% 21.2%
2012/01/01 12.3% 23.2% 21.0%
2012/02/01 11.9% 22.9% 19.5%
2012/03/01 11.9% 22.5% 19.6%
2012/04/01 12.0% 21.7% 20.5%
2012/05/01 12.1% 22.8% 20.9%
2012/06/01 12.1% 22.4% 21.0%
2012/07/01 12.4% 22.5% 20.1%
2012/08/01 12.3% 22.7% 19.6%
2012/09/01 12.4% 22.8% 19.6%
2012/10/01 12.0% 23.0% 19.0%
2012/11/01 11.8% 22.0% 19.6%
2012/12/01 11.9% 22.7% 18.8%
2013/01/01 11.8% 22.7% 19.1%
2013/02/01 11.7% 22.6% 19.7%
2013/03/01 11.6% 22.3% 18.7%
2013/04/01 11.5% 22.1% 18.5%
2013/05/01 11.6% 22.4% 18.0%
2013/06/01 11.8% 22.7% 18.3%
2013/07/01 11.4% 22.3% 18.0%
2013/08/01 11.0% 21.7% 18.6%
2013/09/01 11.1% 21.2% 17.7%
2013/10/01 11.1% 22.0% 18.0%
2013/11/01 10.9% 20.8% 17.0%
2013/12/01 10.5% 20.6% 18.1%
2014/01/14 10.2% 20.3% 17.1%
2014/02/14 10.3% 20.1% 16.7%
2014/03/14 10.2% 20.2% 16.6%
2014/04/14 9.9% 20.3% 16.3%
2014/05/14 9.9% 19.8% 16.2%
2014/06/14 9.8% 18.6% 16.5%
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Underlying data are basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata. As with other CPS microdata analyses presented in the book, race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).

Source: EPI analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata

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