underemployed

as in unemployed

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Recent Examples of underemployed But verticals are the work of outsiders: a parallel industry of recent film-school graduates, underemployed tradespeople, and creative laborers who have yet to meet the requirements for membership in Hollywood’s various powerful unions. Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025 Perhaps some underemployed members of Gen Z will build memes about this. Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Only those standing in line for work mistaking their underemployed coworker for their brother can know this feeling, the poem argues. Rosie Stockton may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025 Even underemployed graduates, 52% work in roles not requiring degrees, prefer retail or office jobs over dirty work, despite lower pay. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for underemployed
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unemployed
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  • Second, while the unemployment rate ticked down, that was due to a drop in people who are unemployed that are actively seeking employment.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • But for now, for the millions of currently unemployed Gen Zers who have a reputation for ghosting employers, facing their phone anxiety is the first foot in the door.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 6 July 2025

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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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