3.2 Wage-related underemployment by age group

Figure 3.2 shows that younger employees are by far the most affected by wage-related underemployment. This is particularly the case for employees between 18 to 24 who experience rates approaching and even above 50% in some periods. Yet other age groups are not fully protected against being underpaid either: levels of a fifth or more of wage-underemployment persist among the older workforce.

FIGURE 3.2: Employees ages under 25 are more likely to be underpaid