underemployed

Example Sentences

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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

Younger men are underemployed, falling behind women in educational terms, and struggling with genuine mental and physical health issues.

From Salon

Brendan Fraser gives an endearingly heartfelt performance as an underemployed American actor who has lived in Japan for seven years and speaks its language.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

I think about my career and need to find work that gets me out of being constantly underemployed.

From Salon