Time-related underemployment, male in North America
North America: Time-related underemployment, male was 1.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Time-related underemployment, male in North America, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.0% for time-related underemployment, male in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in North America peaked at 2.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
Time-related underemployment, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.1% | — |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +175.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More gender data for North America
- Labor force, female 90.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.76 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 43.9% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 86.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in North America?
- Time-related underemployment, male in North America was 1.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does North America rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- North America ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.