Underemployment In The United States

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There are approximately 154.4 million employed individuals in the country, being the government the largest employer with 22 million. The small businesses are the largest employer in the country representing 53% of US workers, while the large businesses employ 38% of the US workforce. Regarding the sectors, the United States employment is divided into 79.7% in the services, 19.2% in the manufacturing sector and 1.1% in the agriculture. In 2013, the unemployment rate in the United States was 7.7% or 12.0 million people, while the government's broader U-6 unemployment rate, which includes the part-time underemployed was 14.3% or 22.2 million people. Americans have the highest average household income among OECD nations. While inflation-adjusted
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