The
Underemployed
Workers
UK 2012
Thousands Millions
3.05 million
The number of underemployed
workers
10.5%
The proportion of the 29.4 m
workers that are underemployed
980 000
16 - 24
9.7
35 - 49
9.6
All 16+
3.05m
12%
3,000 3
2,500
2.07m
9%
£10.81
Underemployed
2,000 2
6%
1,000 1
500
3%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
21.7
25 - 34
65+
4,000 4
3,500
Underemployment Rates
50 - 64
Per Cent Hourly Wages
15%
Non-underemployed
1,500
The number of extra
underemployed workers in the UK
since 2008
Ages
1 in every 10 workers are underemployed
8.0
want replacement
job with more hours
(0.46 m)
Occupation with highest
underemployment rate:
39%
4.2
10.5
School crossing
and midday assistants
£7.49
want an working part-time
(1.88 m)
additional job
(0.27 m)
15 9
62
%
%
76
38
want more hours
in current job
(2.33m)
working full-time
(1.17 m)