underemployed
adjective
un·der·em·ployed
ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯid 
: having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment
Examples of underemployed in a Sentence
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Ten years after graduation, the vast majority of those underemployed graduates remain in noncollege jobs.
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Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Many Israelis feel that their own military service and taxes provide both physical protection and financial reward to an underemployed community that gives little in return.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Many college graduates remain underemployed even 10 years after college, the study found.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2024
Data from the African Development Bank Group shows that 15- to 35-year-olds on the continent are vastly underemployed or do not have stable jobs.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
By comparison, the share of all college graduates considered underemployed has remained steady at 33 percent.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
Walk into the sunlit, 600-seat cafeteria and you’re guaranteed to spot those Angeleno archetypes — digital nomads, content creators and the underemployed — using it as a low-key place to get stuff done.
—Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Led by Dominique Thorne as Jaja’s bright, underemployed daughter and Zenzi Williams as the salon’s temperamental senior hairdresser, the cast brings a buoyant, insouciant spirit to the bustle of a day in the life at Jaja’s.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
Under the Department of Human Services' proposal, the employed and underemployed participants will be initially presumed to be engaged in the workforce by virtue of their household income.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2023
Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Many Israelis feel that their own military service and taxes provide both physical protection and financial reward to an underemployed community that gives little in return.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Many college graduates remain underemployed even 10 years after college, the study found.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2024
Data from the African Development Bank Group shows that 15- to 35-year-olds on the continent are vastly underemployed or do not have stable jobs.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
By comparison, the share of all college graduates considered underemployed has remained steady at 33 percent.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
Walk into the sunlit, 600-seat cafeteria and you’re guaranteed to spot those Angeleno archetypes — digital nomads, content creators and the underemployed — using it as a low-key place to get stuff done.
—Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Led by Dominique Thorne as Jaja’s bright, underemployed daughter and Zenzi Williams as the salon’s temperamental senior hairdresser, the cast brings a buoyant, insouciant spirit to the bustle of a day in the life at Jaja’s.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
Under the Department of Human Services' proposal, the employed and underemployed participants will be initially presumed to be engaged in the workforce by virtue of their household income.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2023
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underemployed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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