underemployment
noun
un·der·em·ploy·ment ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯi-mənt 
1
: the condition in which people in a labor force are employed at less than full-time or regular jobs or at jobs inadequate with respect to their training or economic needs
2
: the condition of being underemployed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In Senegal and Mali, where myAgro works, youth are the majority, with rural underemployment standing at 31% in Senegal and 17% in Mali. 
Myagro, Forbes, 15 July 2022 There was a severe gap in the potential gross domestic product (GDP) due in part to devastating unemployment and underemployment. Kara Dennison, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 When the pandemic struck, independent reps were left on their own to navigate underemployment and job uncertainties. Hannah Singleton, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2021 Combating youth underemployment and unemployment by imparting critical skills for a tech-forward workforce will also allow young people to become leaders and change agents who can keep communities healthy and combat the globe’s greatest issues. Myagro, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The good news is that underemployment has fallen just as fast as the standard benchmark over the past two years. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 May 2022 During the Great Recession, when Oregon unemployment was running around 10%, the U-6 underemployment rate was roughly double that. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 May 2022 High unemployment and underemployment, anxiety and depression, and access to health care and mental health services are some of the primary concerns currently faced by the autistic community. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022 Still, where the government’s fiscal priorities, based on the recent Union Budgets, have continued to miss the mark is on tackling the nation’s challenge of underemployment. Deepanshu Mohan, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2022 See More
Myagro, Forbes, 15 July 2022 There was a severe gap in the potential gross domestic product (GDP) due in part to devastating unemployment and underemployment. Kara Dennison, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 When the pandemic struck, independent reps were left on their own to navigate underemployment and job uncertainties. Hannah Singleton, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2021 Combating youth underemployment and unemployment by imparting critical skills for a tech-forward workforce will also allow young people to become leaders and change agents who can keep communities healthy and combat the globe’s greatest issues. Myagro, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The good news is that underemployment has fallen just as fast as the standard benchmark over the past two years. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 May 2022 During the Great Recession, when Oregon unemployment was running around 10%, the U-6 underemployment rate was roughly double that. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 May 2022 High unemployment and underemployment, anxiety and depression, and access to health care and mental health services are some of the primary concerns currently faced by the autistic community. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022 Still, where the government’s fiscal priorities, based on the recent Union Budgets, have continued to miss the mark is on tackling the nation’s challenge of underemployment. Deepanshu Mohan, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1