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
Younger men are underemployed, falling behind women in educational terms, and struggling with genuine mental and physical health issues.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
