underemployed
adjective
un·der·em·ployed
ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯid 
: having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment
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More than half of college graduates start their careers underemployed, and nearly half are still underemployed a decade later.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
This rate remains high, with about 45% still underemployed after a decade.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The initiative aims to address skills gaps and labor shortages in the manufacturing sector and provide opportunities for unemployed and underemployed individuals.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Evie, who at the start of the book is in the camp of idle, underemployed protagonists that stud much of contemporary fiction, begins to find meaning in her work.
—Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
This rate remains high, with about 45% still underemployed after a decade.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The initiative aims to address skills gaps and labor shortages in the manufacturing sector and provide opportunities for unemployed and underemployed individuals.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Evie, who at the start of the book is in the camp of idle, underemployed protagonists that stud much of contemporary fiction, begins to find meaning in her work.
—Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underemployed
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underemployed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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