Underemployment
Underemployment rate of young high school graduates, by race and ethnicity, 2000–2017*
| Date | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | 17.8% | 37.8% | 22.2% |
| 2000-02-01 | 17.7% | 36.8% | 21.8% |
| 2000-03-01 | 17.7% | 37.0% | 21.4% |
| 2000-04-01 | 17.7% | 36.5% | 20.9% |
| 2000-05-01 | 17.9% | 36.7% | 20.5% |
| 2000-06-01 | 17.9% | 36.5% | 20.8% |
| 2000-07-01 | 17.8% | 35.9% | 20.8% |
| 2000-08-01 | 17.9% | 36.1% | 20.3% |
| 2000-09-01 | 17.7% | 35.3% | 19.5% |
| 2000-10-01 | 17.9% | 34.7% | 19.4% |
| 2000-11-01 | 18.0% | 33.7% | 19.4% |
| 2000-12-01 | 18.1% | 33.6% | 19.5% |
| 2001-01-01 | 18.2% | 33.3% | 20.3% |
| 2001-02-01 | 18.4% | 33.4% | 20.9% |
| 2001-03-01 | 18.3% | 32.9% | 21.3% |
| 2001-04-01 | 18.2% | 33.3% | 22.0% |
| 2001-05-01 | 17.9% | 32.6% | 22.0% |
| 2001-06-01 | 17.8% | 33.6% | 22.3% |
| 2001-07-01 | 18.0% | 33.6% | 22.9% |
| 2001-08-01 | 18.3% | 33.4% | 23.2% |
| 2001-09-01 | 18.9% | 34.8% | 24.0% |
| 2001-10-01 | 19.3% | 35.3% | 25.2% |
| 2001-11-01 | 19.7% | 37.3% | 26.3% |
| 2001-12-01 | 20.1% | 38.6% | 27.0% |
| 2002-01-01 | 20.5% | 39.5% | 26.6% |
| 2002-02-01 | 20.8% | 40.4% | 26.2% |
| 2002-03-01 | 21.4% | 40.5% | 26.2% |
| 2002-04-01 | 22.0% | 40.3% | 26.2% |
| 2002-05-01 | 22.6% | 40.0% | 26.8% |
| 2002-06-01 | 23.2% | 39.8% | 26.6% |
| 2002-07-01 | 24.0% | 41.1% | 26.2% |
| 2002-08-01 | 24.3% | 42.2% | 26.5% |
| 2002-09-01 | 24.4% | 43.3% | 26.1% |
| 2002-10-01 | 24.4% | 43.4% | 25.6% |
| 2002-11-01 | 24.8% | 42.3% | 25.0% |
| 2002-12-01 | 24.8% | 41.4% | 24.2% |
| 2003-01-01 | 24.9% | 42.0% | 24.6% |
| 2003-02-01 | 25.2% | 42.1% | 25.3% |
| 2003-03-01 | 25.1% | 42.1% | 25.8% |
| 2003-04-01 | 25.1% | 42.8% | 26.0% |
| 2003-05-01 | 25.1% | 44.5% | 26.1% |
| 2003-06-01 | 25.3% | 45.2% | 26.4% |
| 2003-07-01 | 25.5% | 45.2% | 27.2% |
| 2003-08-01 | 25.6% | 44.7% | 27.7% |
| 2003-09-01 | 25.8% | 43.5% | 27.9% |
| 2003-10-01 | 26.2% | 43.7% | 28.4% |
| 2003-11-01 | 26.1% | 44.0% | 28.9% |
| 2003-12-01 | 26.1% | 44.6% | 29.9% |
| 2004-01-01 | 26.0% | 44.2% | 30.0% |
| 2004-02-01 | 25.8% | 44.1% | 30.3% |
| 2004-03-01 | 26.1% | 44.5% | 30.7% |
| 2004-04-01 | 26.0% | 44.7% | 31.0% |
| 2004-05-01 | 26.1% | 44.3% | 31.2% |
| 2004-06-01 | 26.0% | 43.3% | 31.4% |
| 2004-07-01 | 25.5% | 43.5% | 30.6% |
| 2004-08-01 | 25.5% | 42.7% | 30.3% |
| 2004-09-01 | 25.4% | 42.2% | 30.1% |
| 2004-10-01 | 25.4% | 42.0% | 29.6% |
| 2004-11-01 | 25.2% | 42.2% | 29.1% |
| 2004-12-01 | 25.3% | 41.6% | 28.1% |
| 2005-01-01 | 25.1% | 41.2% | 27.5% |
| 2005-02-01 | 25.1% | 40.8% | 27.2% |
| 2005-03-01 | 25.0% | 40.6% | 27.1% |
| 2005-04-01 | 25.0% | 40.2% | 26.9% |
| 2005-05-01 | 24.8% | 41.0% | 26.7% |
| 2005-06-01 | 25.0% | 41.5% | 26.7% |
| 2005-07-01 | 24.9% | 41.5% | 26.6% |
| 2005-08-01 | 25.1% | 42.7% | 26.4% |
| 2005-09-01 | 24.9% | 42.8% | 26.4% |
| 2005-10-01 | 24.6% | 42.4% | 26.3% |
| 2005-11-01 | 24.2% | 42.7% | 26.2% |
| 2005-12-01 | 23.8% | 42.2% | 26.2% |
| 2006-01-01 | 23.7% | 42.2% | 26.4% |
| 2006-02-01 | 23.5% | 42.1% | 26.4% |
| 2006-03-01 | 23.3% | 41.4% | 25.3% |
| 2006-04-01 | 23.3% | 41.6% | 25.0% |
| 2006-05-01 | 23.5% | 40.5% | 24.4% |
| 2006-06-01 | 23.2% | 40.2% | 24.0% |
| 2006-07-01 | 23.4% | 40.0% | 23.3% |
| 2006-08-01 | 23.3% | 40.1% | 22.8% |
| 2006-09-01 | 23.4% | 40.7% | 22.4% |
| 2006-10-01 | 23.8% | 41.2% | 22.4% |
| 2006-11-01 | 23.9% | 40.6% | 22.5% |
| 2006-12-01 | 24.4% | 41.7% | 23.0% |
| 2007-01-01 | 24.3% | 41.7% | 23.1% |
| 2007-02-01 | 24.3% | 41.6% | 23.1% |
| 2007-03-01 | 24.5% | 41.8% | 23.0% |
| 2007-04-01 | 24.7% | 41.5% | 22.7% |
| 2007-05-01 | 24.6% | 41.6% | 23.0% |
| 2007-06-01 | 24.4% | 42.2% | 23.1% |
| 2007-07-01 | 24.1% | 42.3% | 24.2% |
| 2007-08-01 | 24.1% | 41.9% | 24.4% |
| 2007-09-01 | 24.1% | 41.0% | 24.3% |
| 2007-10-01 | 24.0% | 40.2% | 24.3% |
| 2007-11-01 | 24.1% | 40.0% | 23.9% |
| 2007-12-01 | 24.3% | 40.8% | 24.2% |
| 2008-01-01 | 24.7% | 41.0% | 24.1% |
| 2008-02-01 | 25.3% | 41.9% | 23.9% |
| 2008-03-01 | 25.7% | 43.1% | 24.4% |
| 2008-04-01 | 25.9% | 43.1% | 25.5% |
| 2008-05-01 | 26.5% | 43.7% | 26.0% |
| 2008-06-01 | 27.5% | 43.4% | 26.4% |
| 2008-07-01 | 28.6% | 43.8% | 27.1% |
| 2008-08-01 | 29.1% | 43.5% | 27.9% |
| 2008-09-01 | 29.6% | 43.6% | 29.4% |
| 2008-10-01 | 30.4% | 44.3% | 30.5% |
| 2008-11-01 | 31.4% | 44.1% | 31.8% |
| 2008-12-01 | 32.5% | 43.9% | 32.1% |
| 2009-01-01 | 33.1% | 44.8% | 33.2% |
| 2009-02-01 | 33.8% | 45.7% | 34.5% |
| 2009-03-01 | 34.6% | 46.2% | 35.8% |
| 2009-04-01 | 35.2% | 47.7% | 37.0% |
| 2009-05-01 | 35.8% | 48.9% | 38.7% |
| 2009-06-01 | 36.4% | 49.4% | 40.2% |
| 2009-07-01 | 37.8% | 49.8% | 41.1% |
| 2009-08-01 | 39.2% | 51.2% | 42.6% |
| 2009-09-01 | 40.0% | 53.4% | 43.6% |
| 2009-10-01 | 41.1% | 54.8% | 44.8% |
| 2009-11-01 | 41.5% | 56.8% | 45.8% |
| 2009-12-01 | 41.6% | 57.5% | 47.6% |
| 2010-01-01 | 42.3% | 57.4% | 48.6% |
| 2010-02-01 | 42.6% | 57.6% | 49.9% |
| 2010-03-01 | 42.6% | 57.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010-04-01 | 43.2% | 56.7% | 50.1% |
| 2010-05-01 | 43.6% | 55.5% | 49.5% |
| 2010-06-01 | 43.7% | 55.6% | 49.6% |
| 2010-07-01 | 43.1% | 55.6% | 50.0% |
| 2010-08-01 | 43.2% | 56.7% | 49.2% |
| 2010-09-01 | 43.4% | 56.8% | 48.6% |
| 2010-10-01 | 43.2% | 56.6% | 48.1% |
| 2010-11-01 | 43.5% | 57.4% | 47.9% |
| 2010-12-01 | 43.5% | 57.6% | 47.5% |
| 2011-01-01 | 43.5% | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2011-02-01 | 43.4% | 57.6% | 46.4% |
| 2011-03-01 | 43.7% | 57.6% | 46.1% |
| 2011-04-01 | 43.7% | 57.7% | 46.7% |
| 2011-05-01 | 43.3% | 58.6% | 47.1% |
| 2011-06-01 | 42.9% | 59.9% | 47.3% |
| 2011-07-01 | 43.3% | 60.8% | 48.3% |
| 2011-08-01 | 42.7% | 60.4% | 49.6% |
| 2011-09-01 | 42.3% | 60.5% | 49.6% |
| 2011-10-01 | 42.1% | 60.6% | 49.5% |
| 2011-11-01 | 41.6% | 60.1% | 50.0% |
| 2011-12-01 | 41.4% | 60.0% | 49.6% |
| 2012-01-01 | 41.1% | 59.6% | 49.4% |
| 2012-02-01 | 41.0% | 59.7% | 48.9% |
| 2012-03-01 | 40.4% | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2012-04-01 | 40.4% | 59.9% | 46.9% |
| 2012-05-01 | 40.6% | 60.4% | 46.2% |
| 2012-06-01 | 40.7% | 60.0% | 45.8% |
| 2012-07-01 | 40.4% | 59.7% | 43.7% |
| 2012-08-01 | 40.6% | 59.7% | 42.7% |
| 2012-09-01 | 41.0% | 59.8% | 42.3% |
| 2012-10-01 | 40.9% | 59.9% | 42.5% |
| 2012-11-01 | 40.9% | 59.6% | 41.8% |
| 2012-12-01 | 40.7% | 58.9% | 42.2% |
| 2013-01-01 | 40.5% | 57.4% | 42.4% |
| 2013-02-01 | 40.1% | 57.2% | 42.9% |
| 2013-03-01 | 40.2% | 57.0% | 43.2% |
| 2013-04-01 | 39.9% | 57.6% | 43.5% |
| 2013-05-01 | 39.8% | 58.3% | 43.2% |
| 2013-06-01 | 39.9% | 58.9% | 43.0% |
| 2013-07-01 | 39.4% | 59.1% | 42.9% |
| 2013-08-01 | 39.2% | 58.8% | 43.0% |
| 2013-09-01 | 38.5% | 57.7% | 44.2% |
| 2013-10-01 | 38.0% | 57.4% | 43.8% |
| 2013-11-01 | 37.9% | 56.8% | 43.5% |
| 2013-12-01 | 37.4% | 56.6% | 42.8% |
| 2014-01-01 | 37.1% | 56.8% | 42.4% |
| 2014-02-01 | 37.2% | 56.7% | 41.9% |
| 2014-03-01 | 36.8% | 56.6% | 41.9% |
| 2014-04-01 | 36.5% | 55.4% | 41.7% |
| 2014-05-01 | 36.2% | 53.4% | 41.4% |
| 2014-06-01 | 35.9% | 52.4% | 41.2% |
| 2014-07-01 | 36.0% | 52.2% | 41.3% |
| 2014-08-01 | 35.8% | 51.7% | 40.1% |
| 2014-09-01 | 35.8% | 51.7% | 38.6% |
| 2014-10-01 | 35.4% | 51.8% | 38.3% |
| 2014-11-01 | 35.2% | 52.6% | 37.7% |
| 2014-12-01 | 34.7% | 52.2% | 37.0% |
| 2015-01-01 | 34.5% | 52.4% | 36.4% |
| 2015-02-01 | 34.0% | 52.0% | 36.2% |
| 2015-03-01 | 33.8% | 51.3% | 36.1% |
| 2015-04-01 | 33.3% | 50.7% | 35.9% |
| 2015-05-01 | 32.9% | 50.9% | 36.4% |
| 2015-06-01 | 32.4% | 50.4% | 36.3% |
| 2015-07-01 | 31.6% | 48.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015-08-01 | 30.9% | 48.6% | 35.8% |
| 2015-09-01 | 30.7% | 47.8% | 35.7% |
| 2015-10-01 | 30.5% | 46.9% | 35.4% |
| 2015-11-01 | 30.1% | 45.3% | 35.1% |
| 2015-12-01 | 30.5% | 45.8% | 34.3% |
| 2016-01-01 | 30.4% | 46.0% | 33.9% |
| 2016-02-01 | 30.3% | 46.1% | 33.0% |
| 2016-03-01 | 30.2% | 45.7% | 32.3% |
| 2016-04-01 | 30.2% | 45.4% | 31.9% |
| 2016-05-01 | 30.2% | 45.2% | 30.6% |
| 2016-06-01 | 30.0% | 45.1% | 30.2% |
| 2016-07-01 | 30.0% | 45.3% | 30.0% |
| 2016-08-01 | 29.8% | 44.0% | 29.5% |
| 2016-09-01 | 29.6% | 44.2% | 29.7% |
| 2016-10-01 | 29.4% | 44.2% | 29.7% |
| 2016-11-01 | 29.2% | 44.8% | 30.1% |
| 2016-12-01 | 28.7% | 44.3% | 30.2% |
| 2017-01-01 | 28.5% | 43.9% | 29.6% |
| 2017-02-01 | 28.2% | 42.5% | 29.6% |
* Data reflect 12-month moving averages; data for 2017 represent 12-month average from March 2016 to February 2017.
Note: Data are for high school graduates age 17–20 who are not enrolled in further schooling. Shaded areas denote recessions. 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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