New RAND Study Evaluates Underemployment Among Mil Spouses
Mar 04 2010
Building on previous work, a new study from the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, examines the extent and causes of underemployment among military spouses. Comparisons of military wives with a group of similar civilian wives show that military wives have a much greater tendency to be underemployed.
Military wives are much more likely not to be in the labor force, more likely to involuntarily work part-time, and more likely to have relatively high levels of education for their jobs than their civilian counterparts.
However, there does not seem to be a strong link between military wives’ labor force position and satisfaction with their life situation. RAND researchers conclude that the effects of underemployment among military spouses may not be as serious as previously thought.
The study, “Measuring Underemployment Among Military Spouses” can be found online.
