Figure 1. Involuntary part-time work, by race and ethnicity, 1971–2014 (in percent)
Year White (non-Hispanic) Black (non-Hispanic) Hispanic (any race)

1971

2.27 6.19 4.85

1972

2.17 4.52 4.83

1973

1.80 3.78 2.75

1974

2.01 4.64 4.43

1975

3.56 7.35 6.70

1976

2.68 6.37 5.72

1977

2.78 6.58 4.62

1978

2.39 5.56 3.53

1979

2.25 4.70 3.26

1980

2.47 5.25 4.93

1981

3.09 6.54 4.81

1982

4.32 8.14 6.73

1983

4.51 8.17 7.40

1984

3.59 7.85 5.75

1985

3.58 7.59 6.13

1986

3.54 6.48 7.32

1987

3.37 6.95 7.03

1988

3.40 5.71 6.84

1989

2.94 5.66 6.15

1990

3.06 5.25 5.88

1991

3.93 6.38 7.91

1992

4.37 7.00 8.88

1993

4.05 6.98 8.02

1994

3.05 5.88 7.46

1995

2.75 5.47 6.33

1996

2.62 4.36 6.76

1997

2.51 4.25 5.07

1998

2.31 3.76 5.09

1999

1.96 3.67 4.30

2000

1.65 2.99 3.93

2001

1.71 3.08 3.72

2002

2.32 3.40 5.36

2003

2.46 3.45 5.96

2004

2.54 4.05 5.50

2005

2.29 3.98 4.49

2006

2.06 3.26 4.26

2007

2.12 3.32 4.23

2008

2.58 4.13 5.38

2009

4.80 6.89 12.29

2010

4.96 6.56 11.92

2011

4.54 6.70 10.42

2012

3.97 6.41 9.43

2013

4.03 6.51 8.58

2014

3.55 5.56 6.85

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.