Underemployment essentially tells the story of people working full-time, year-round, and still living in poverty. San Antonio's underemployment numbers have fluctuated since 2010. It came in below the original baseline number for the first time in 2019.
MIT's Living Wage Calculator estimates the hourly rate a person must earn in a single-person household, as well as households with children. The tool offers County-estimated data based on minimum wage, poverty wage, and living wage. Bexar County estimates are updated through 2019.
2018 OnTheMap Census Data shows that 1 in 4 workers in San Antonio's private sector earn $1,250 per month or less.
Reduce the percentage of individuals who worked full-time and year-round and live below poverty to 2% (2% by 2020)
Year | Value | Margin of Error |
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2010 | 4% | ±0.5% |
2011 | 4% | ±0.7% |
2012 | 5% | ±0.7% |
2013 | 4% | ±0.6% |
2014 | 5% | ±0.6% |
2015 | 4% | ±0.6% |
2016 | 4% | ±0.6% |
2017 | 4% | ±0.5% |
2018 | 5% | ±0.6% |
2019 | 3% | ±0.5% |