subemployed

as in unemployed

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Adjective
  • Their speakers are unemployed or precariously employed and geographically displaced, subject either to forced immobility or migration.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Federal employees who continue to work without being paid are not regarded as unemployed and do not qualify for unemployment benefits, EDD said.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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.
    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
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“Subemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subemployed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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