subemployment

[ suhb-em-ploi-muhnt ]

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

Origin of subemployment

1
First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + employment

Other words from subemployment

  • sub·em·ployed, adjective

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