Underemployed Definition

ŭndər-ĕm-ploid
adjective
Inadequately employed; esp., lacking sufficient paid work.
Webster's New World
Employed only part-time when one needs and desires full-time employment.
American Heritage
Working at low-skilled, poorly paid jobs when one is trained for, or could be trained for, more highly skilled work.
Webster's New World
noun
Underemployed persons considered as a group. Used with the.
American Heritage

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