underemployed

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Another 41.5% are underemployed, meaning they are working in jobs that typically do not require a college degree.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

And underemployed workers might wind up with more hours of free time for creative pursuits, or what one facilitator jokingly called “the crochet economy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

And, as they are also often unemployed or underemployed following displacement, many suffer a significant drop in income.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

I recently spent six months selling solar door-to-door, partly to learn more about the industry, partly out of desperation as an underemployed writer.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2024

Half the young men of that age group are either unemployed or underemployed.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers