Underemployment Rate
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
Underemployment generally refers to one of several situations that result in employment in an economically inadequate position. In this context the underemployment rate refers to the fraction of those employed who are “underemployed.” Some scholars utilize an alternative version of this definition by considering some nonemployed individuals as underemployed. Regardless of the definition of underemployment, the concept evolved from inadequacies in the unemployment rate in capturing work-related hardships.
Recommended Citation
Rubb, S. (2008). Underemployment rate. In W.A. Darity (Ed.). International encyclopedia of the social sciences. 2nd ed. Detroit, Mich.: Macmillan Reference USA.
