subemployment

[suhb-em-ploi-muh nt]

noun

insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.

Origin of subemployment

First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + employment

Related formssub·em·ployed, adjective

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