underemployment
Americannoun
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inadequate or insufficient paid work.
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failure to make adequate or expected use of something.
Example Sentences
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Thursday’s data showed underemployment inched higher to 5.9% in May from 5.8% in April, but remains some way below the 8.3% seen in late 2019 prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
What kind of economy is India building - one that can match rising aspirations with real opportunity, or one that leaves millions navigating underemployment and drift?
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Analysts at Morgan Stanley believe India will require an average GDP growth rate of 12.2 percent to truly tackle underemployment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
For one, the market is weighing a weekend post from Citrini Research, which imagined a future scenario where AI drives dramatic productivity boosts and mass underemployment.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
Nicaragua Nicaragua has widespread underemployment, one of the highest degrees of income inequality in the world, and the third lowest per capita income in the Western Hemisphere.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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