August 09, 2010

Demographics of multiple jobholding

Multiple jobholding rates, by selected characteristics, 1994–2009
Year	Total	Men	Women	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino
1994	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.1	4.9	–	3.7
1995	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.4	5.2	–	3.9
1996	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.4	5.2	–	3.8
1997	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3	5.4	–	3.9
1998	6.0	5.9	6.2	6.2	5.5	–	3.8
1999	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.9	5.5	–	3.6
2000	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.7	5.3	3.9	3.4
2001	5.4	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.0	4.0	3.4
2002	5.3	5.1	5.6	5.5	4.8	3.9	3.5
2003	5.3	5.1	5.6	5.5	4.4	3.4	3.2
2004	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.5	4.7	3.8	3.4
2005	5.3	5.1	5.6	5.4	5.0	4.1	3.1
2006	5.2	4.9	5.6	5.3	5.2	3.8	3.0
2007	5.2	4.9	5.6	5.4	4.7	3.6	3.1
2008	5.2	5.0	5.6	5.4	4.7	3.7	3.3
2009	5.2	4.8	5.6	5.4	4.8	3.2	3.3
Note: Multiple jobholding rates are calculated by dividing the number of multiple jobholders in a specified worker group by total employment in the same group. Dashes indicate data not available.

These data featured in the TED article, Demographics of multiple jobholding.

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