underemployed
adjective
un·der·em·ployed
ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯid 
: having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment
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In fact, underemployed graduates’ salaries are closer to those of high school diploma holders than workers employed in college-level jobs.
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Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, policymakers in both parties came to see underemployed African-American men less as an object of economic reform and more as a danger to public safety to be controlled through militarized policing and mass imprisonment.
—Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Help disadvantaged populations with job training and support for the underemployed and unemployed youth and adults.
—Silvia Solis, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The report also delves into how to help adults enroll in or return to college, such as:
🗣 Allocating resources to offer college and career advising to underemployed and unemployed residents.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, policymakers in both parties came to see underemployed African-American men less as an object of economic reform and more as a danger to public safety to be controlled through militarized policing and mass imprisonment.
—Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Help disadvantaged populations with job training and support for the underemployed and unemployed youth and adults.
—Silvia Solis, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The report also delves into how to help adults enroll in or return to college, such as:
🗣 Allocating resources to offer college and career advising to underemployed and unemployed residents.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underemployed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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