underemployed
adjective
un·der·em·ployed
ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯid 
: having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment
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In it, Andie (Ringwald) is an artsy, offbeat teenager who’s keeping her underemployed dad afloat by working at a record store.
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
When employment failed to keep up with population growth, the region found itself with a large pool of underemployed labor—engaged seasonally on the farm, working in the gray market, or tending to small private plots on collective farms.
—Artemy Kalinovsky, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2018
Once the labor market is ready to absorb underemployed farmers, much of the rest of rural poverty can be eradicated by the right to fully own one’s land.
—Derek Scissors, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2016
The report noted that a key reason why some countries face labor shortages despite having ample numbers of unemployed or underemployed workers is a mismatch between jobs and skills and education.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune Asia, 28 May 2024
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
When employment failed to keep up with population growth, the region found itself with a large pool of underemployed labor—engaged seasonally on the farm, working in the gray market, or tending to small private plots on collective farms.
—Artemy Kalinovsky, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2018
Once the labor market is ready to absorb underemployed farmers, much of the rest of rural poverty can be eradicated by the right to fully own one’s land.
—Derek Scissors, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2016
The report noted that a key reason why some countries face labor shortages despite having ample numbers of unemployed or underemployed workers is a mismatch between jobs and skills and education.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune Asia, 28 May 2024
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underemployed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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