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Recent Examples of underemployed
Yet, frequent relocations and licensing barriers leave many underemployed or pushed out of the workforce entirely.
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Brooke Creek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Yet just 19% of those grads are considered underemployed, according to the research.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
There are many people who are unemployed or underemployed.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Most stories have a catalyzing incident, and Our Unwritten Seoul’s comes when underachieving and underemployed 30-something Mi-ji discovers her identical twin sister, overachieving office worker Mi-ri, is distressed enough to try to hurt herself.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underemployed
Brooke Creek,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Yet just 19% of those grads are considered underemployed, according to the research.
—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
There are many people who are unemployed or underemployed.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Most stories have a catalyzing incident, and Our Unwritten Seoul’s comes when underachieving and underemployed 30-something Mi-ji discovers her identical twin sister, overachieving office worker Mi-ri, is distressed enough to try to hurt herself.
—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemployed
unemployed
Adjective
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Supporters jokingly call themselves unemployed and chronically online, while videos and memes mocking unemployment, corruption and political dysfunction have attracted millions of views.
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About a fourth of families are made up of a dad who works full-time and a mom who is unemployed.
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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