subemployment
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of subemployment
First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + employment
Example Sentences
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Unemployment and subemployment combined now affect 43 percent of Hondurans.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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