underemployed

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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 • Dec. 22, 2025

Last summer, Inside Higher Ed highlighted a report finding that “more than half of bachelor’s degree holders are underemployed a year after graduation.”

From Slate • May 20, 2025

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

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

The report noted that a key reason why some countries face labor shortages despite having ample numbers of unemployed or underemployed workers is a mismatch between jobs and skills and education.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

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

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers