December 03, 2010
Unit labor costs in the third quarter of 2010
Incidence of underemployment among employed workers 16 years and older, by occupational group, October–December 2007 and 2009
| Occupational group |
Percent underemployed |
| October–December 2007 |
October–December 2009 |
Protective service |
0.7 |
1.3 |
Computer and mathematics |
0.8 |
1.5 |
Legal |
0.5 |
1.5 |
Building and grounds cleaners |
6.1 |
13.9 |
Food preparation and serving |
6.8 |
14.6 |
Construction and extraction |
6.5 |
15.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, Job gains continue in temporary help services and health care in November.
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