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Recent Examples of underemployed
Consider underemployed workers and those who are discouraged by hiring conditions.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
With Los Angeles production levels in a sorry state, underemployed workers are flocking to a format that’s faster, shorter, cheaper and quite literally overturns film and TV norms.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The group provides support, including professional clothing, to unemployed and underemployed women.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2025
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% while the underemployed rate, or the share of part-time workers who want full-time jobs, remained unchanged at 7.8%.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
With Los Angeles production levels in a sorry state, underemployed workers are flocking to a format that’s faster, shorter, cheaper and quite literally overturns film and TV norms.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The group provides support, including professional clothing, to unemployed and underemployed women.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2025
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% while the underemployed rate, or the share of part-time workers who want full-time jobs, remained unchanged at 7.8%.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemployed
unemployed
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Now there are more unemployed than jobs available which has placed the power back in the hands of the employer.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Open Jobs For instance, open jobs, when taken with the measurement of total unemployed, will tell you about the size of the iceberg below the surface.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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