2012: The U.S. unemployment rate, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, is 9.0% in mid-February, up from 8.6% for January

Gallup also finds that 10.0% of U.S. employees in mid-February 2012 are working part time but want full-time work. The mid-February 2012 reading means that the percentage of Americans who can only find part-time work remains close to its high since Gallup began measuring employment status in January 2010. Underemployment, a measure that combines the percentage of workers who are unemployed with the percentage working part time but wanting full-time work, is 19.0% in mid-February 2012. This is higher than the 18.7% recorded for January 2012, and is up significantly compared with January’s mid-month reading of 18.1%.