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Recent Examples of underemployed
But verticals are the work of outsiders: a parallel industry of recent film-school graduates, underemployed tradespeople, and creative laborers who have yet to meet the requirements for membership in Hollywood’s various powerful unions.
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Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Perhaps some underemployed members of Gen Z will build memes about this.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Only those standing in line for work mistaking their underemployed coworker for their brother can know this feeling, the poem argues.
—Rosie Stockton
may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
Even underemployed graduates, 52% work in roles not requiring degrees, prefer retail or office jobs over dirty work, despite lower pay.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Perhaps some underemployed members of Gen Z will build memes about this.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Only those standing in line for work mistaking their underemployed coworker for their brother can know this feeling, the poem argues.
—Rosie Stockton
may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
Even underemployed graduates, 52% work in roles not requiring degrees, prefer retail or office jobs over dirty work, despite lower pay.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for underemployed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemployed
unemployed
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Real-world data underscores the disconnect: of the 34 million Medicaid recipients, only 5.6 million are unemployed, and fewer are fit for rural, physically demanding jobs—leading analysts to estimate 500,000–750,000 could realistically transition into ag roles.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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More than 45,000 young people ages 16 to 24 were both out of school and unemployed in 2022, a figure that far exceeds both state and national benchmarks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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