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Recent Examples of underemployed
The volatility of these jobs means that workers are more frequently underemployed and may struggle to consistently document 20 hours per week of work, increasing the risk that they are cut off SNAP by the three-month time limit.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Many of us are unemployed or underemployed right now and actively trying to figure it out.
—Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
As underemployed Hollywood workers have increasingly turned to these microdramas in the absence of traditional entertainment opportunities, unions have begun to take notice of the space.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Lower-income Americans may be unemployed or underemployed, therefore lacking access to comprehensive health care coverage.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Many of us are unemployed or underemployed right now and actively trying to figure it out.
—Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
As underemployed Hollywood workers have increasingly turned to these microdramas in the absence of traditional entertainment opportunities, unions have begun to take notice of the space.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Lower-income Americans may be unemployed or underemployed, therefore lacking access to comprehensive health care coverage.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underemployed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemployed
unemployed
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About 25% of all unemployed workers are out of work for at least 27 weeks.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Impact on interest rates While March's job gains signaled a return to a robust labor market, analysts also pointed to longer-term issues such as slow job creation, a shrinking labor force and a growing share of long-term unemployed workers.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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