underemployed
adjective
un·der·em·ployed
ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯid 
: having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment
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As underemployed Hollywood workers have increasingly turned to these microdramas in the absence of traditional entertainment opportunities, unions have begun to take notice of the space.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Lower-income Americans may be unemployed or underemployed, therefore lacking access to comprehensive health care coverage.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
More than half of college graduates start their careers underemployed, and nearly half are still underemployed a decade later.
—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
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Lower-income Americans may be unemployed or underemployed, therefore lacking access to comprehensive health care coverage.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
More than half of college graduates start their careers underemployed, and nearly half are still underemployed a decade later.
—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
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underemployed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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