Mexico: increasing number of underemployed skilled workers

Labor market statistics show that 7% of Mexican workers are looking for a second job. Among skilled workers, who have an average or upper education level, the number of "underemployed" increased of 9% since last year. (Ref. 081000)
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More and more
skilled workers are searching for a second job to get a decent income level, as
demonstrated by the National Occupation and Employment Survey (Encuesta nacional de ocupación y empleo)
carried out by the National Statistical Institute of Mexico. Usually, they are
people who work less than 35 hours a week and want to work more or find another
activity. These workers belong to the so-called category of the “subocupados”, in other words the
underemployed. During the third quarter of 2

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