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Recent Examples of underemployed
The initiative aims to address skills gaps and labor shortages in the manufacturing sector and provide opportunities for unemployed and underemployed individuals.
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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
Consider underemployed workers and those who are discouraged by hiring conditions.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
The group provides support, including professional clothing, to unemployed and underemployed women.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2025
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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
Consider underemployed workers and those who are discouraged by hiring conditions.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
The group provides support, including professional clothing, to unemployed and underemployed women.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemployed
unemployed
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Among those seeking help there Thursday was Katie Saari, who is unemployed because of health issues and struggling to set up interviews to get SNAP benefits amid the shutdown.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of steelworkers in New York state, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois were left unemployed and in one case, without insurance coverage and access, at least temporarily, to retirement funds, ICIJ reported.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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