Nearly a third of UK workers are in the wrong job

Nearly one in three UK workers are either underqualified or overqualified for their job, with concerns the figures could deal a blow to the country’s ailing productivity.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the proportion of workers “matched” to their jobs is steadily declining, The Guardian reports.

The figures showed a rise in the proportion of people overeducated for their job to 16.1%, up from 15.3% two years earlier.

The proportion of people undereducated for their job, also a potential blow to productivity, rose to 15.1% from 14.8%.