underemployed
IPA: ˈʌndɝɪmpɫˈɔɪd
adjective
- Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired.
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Examples of "underemployed" in Sentences
- Are unemployed or underemployed.
- Many young people are underemployed.
- Being unemployed or underemployed is pretty stressful.
- Back in London illiams felt underemployed and despondent.
- They may also be described as underemployed or freelance workers.
- They may also be described as 'underemployed' or freelance workers.
- I see a lot of that in underemployed poorly educated white trash ….
- Actually, I think Hank is actually a caricature of an underemployed farmer.
- Surface water that would otherwise return largely underemployed to the ocean.
- We're seeing more clients that have -- what we call underemployed, where they may be holding multiple jobs to make ends meet.
- As someone who has had direct experience with layoffs, I can tell you for sure that being slightly underemployed is WAY better than being unemployed.
- Taylor has joined the burgeoning ranks of the "underemployed" - the 8.9 million Americans who would prefer full-time jobs but must make do with part-time work.
- Adding people who are working part-time but would prefer full-time jobs, nearly 27 million are "underemployed" - 17.1 percent of American adults, up from 16.7 percent in August and close to a record.
- Adding those people plus others who are working part time but would prefer full-time jobs, nearly 27 million are "underemployed" - 17.1 percent of American adults, up from 16.7 percent in August and close to a record.
- We are seeing more clients that have what we call underemployed, where they may be holding multiple jobs to make ends meet or maybe that they are not getting a full 40 hours a week, so they are looking for something better.
- Worse still, is the level of the "underemployed" -- those who are working at McDonald's but hoping to replace that job they had at a company that paid their mortgage and car payments, that are now being paid out of savings erosion.
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