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
Many refugees arrive with professional experience and degrees but end up unemployed or underemployed in survival-wage jobs to make ends meet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Even the measured percentage of “discouraged” and underemployed workers fell last month, as labor force participation increased overall.
From Slate ● May 20, 2025
I think about my career and need to find work that gets me out of being constantly underemployed.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024
Half the young men of that age group are either unemployed or underemployed.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
