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underemployed
" We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services."
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Meaning of "underemployed" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UNDEREMPLOYED

ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDEREMPLOYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underemployed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDEREMPLOYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underemployed in the English dictionary

The definition of underemployed in the dictionary is not fully or adequately employed.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDEREMPLOYED

allopolyploid · allotetraploid · amphidiploid · amphiploid · aneuploid · autopolyploid · diploid · euploid · haploid · heteroploid · hexaploid · hyperploid · hypodiploid · monoploid · pentaploid · polyploid · subemployed · tetraploid · triploid · unemployed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDEREMPLOYED

underdress · underdressed · underdrive · underearth · undereat · undereducated · underemphases · underemphasis · underemphasise · underemphasize · underemployment · underestimate · underestimation · underexploit · underexpose · underexposed · underexposure · underfed · underfeed · underfeeding

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDEREMPLOYED

annoyed · capital employed · long-term unemployed · overjoyed · Samoyed · self-employed · unalloyed · unannoyed · uncloyed · unconvoyed · undestroyed · unenjoyed

Synonyms and antonyms of underemployed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underemployed» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF UNDEREMPLOYED

Find out the translation of underemployed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of underemployed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underemployed» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

就业不足
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

subempleados
570 millions of speakers
en

English

underemployed
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अर्द्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاطلات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

неполный рабочий
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

subempregados
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আংশিকভাবে নিযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sous-employés
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kurang menganggur
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unterbeschäftigt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

不完全雇用の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

불완전 고용
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Underemployed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiếu việc làm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தகுதி குறைந்த வேலையில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बेकायदेशीर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

işsizler
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sottoccupati
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

niepełne zatrudnienie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

неповний робочий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

subocupate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποαπασχολούμενους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderbenut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underemployed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undersysselsatte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underemployed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDEREMPLOYED»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of underemployed
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underemployed

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNDEREMPLOYED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underemployed.
1
Joe Baca
We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.
2
Jerry Costello
While some people are certainly seeing economic benefits, many others are unemployed, underemployed, without health insurance and struggling to make ends meet.
3
Mario Diaz-Balart
Millions of Americans are either underemployed or unemployed.
4
Lindsey Graham
Look how many millions of people are underemployed or have lost their jobs. The last thing I'm going to do is play politics with their future.
5
James D. Watson
It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDEREMPLOYED»

Discover the use of underemployed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underemployed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Year Book, Australia
6.28 PART-TIME WORKERS Proportion who were underemployed Source: Underemployed Workers, Australia (6265.0). 6.29 UNDEREMPLOYED PART- TIME W0RKERS(a), By job search activity(b) — September ...
‎1994
2
Engaging the Community in Decision Making: Case Studies ...
Less than one-third of the underemployed people who initially expressed interest in the curriculum decided to participate, and only two-thirds of the people who started the course completed it. There was no attrition in the internship component ...
Roz Diane Lasker, John A. Guidry, 2009
3
One Bird's Choice: A Year in the Life of an Overeducated, ...
The author, accepting a part-time job near his childhood home, describes his experiences after he moves back home to live with his parents.
Iain Reid, 2011
4
Spatial Dimensions of Unemployment and Underemployment: A ...
23. RELATIONSHIP. OF. THE. UNDEREMPLOYED. WITH. THE. HEAD. OF. THE. HOUSEHOLD. 23.1. Household composition and the underemployed Who within a household is underemployed and what relationship does he or she bear with ...
Gopal Krishan, 1986
5
Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges
Regardless of what the reason is, when underemployed individuals feel that their likelihood of finding a better job is low, they are less likely to engage in active search behaviors and instead employ more psychological coping mechanisms, ...
Douglas C. Maynard, Daniel C. Feldman, 2011
6
The Engineer and the City
»!iis«5s -.;-.4*slllii£isrmirs gssis i rrt : STD. e?s; * Sis I : Lobor : S; Worker housing Underemployed "; taV Underemployed housing' Managers »S^Moture business • • » — . ''-i«i i i- i ~^- v Premium t '□"SMWWwTT* lenterpnse ; . houSing : ' i i i i ...
‎1969
7
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
The comparison group is “underemployment” in Ti + 1 because this group enables the separation of the stably underemployed from those who move to either adequate employment or non-participation. Model 2 considers the transition pattern ...
Kevin T Leicht, 2003
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Bilinear control processes: with applications to ...
For a population transfer model, Gibson [15] utilizes dyua/dt = (yu + ye)umm where yoa is the number of underemployed arrivals, ye is the number of laborers, yo is the number of underemployed laborers, and u,,,,, is the attractiveness for ...
Mohler, 1974
9
The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion 2010
96 Yes I Underemployed 46% 50% 40% 29% 23,96 20% 13 96 I 13 96 Won'}r Sadness Stress Anger I Employed Jen. 2-Feb. 28, 2010 Gallup-Healthways Well- Being Index Have you ever been told by a physician or nurse that you have any of ...
Frank Newport, 2011
10
Pricing Underemployed Capacity in a Linear Economic Model
One of the difficulties in relating the shadow prices of a linear economic model to their counterparts in the real economy being modelled is the assumption of perfect competition.
Stanford University. Dept. of Operations Research. Systems Optimization Laboratory, George B. Dantzig, Peter L. Jackson, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDEREMPLOYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underemployed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jobless numbers deceiving as many are underemployed
I'm talking about unemployment rates, and their much more accurate cousin, underemployment. For the past few years, we've been told that unemployment is ... «Boston Herald, Aug 15»
2
African Immigrants: Highly Educated and Underemployed in America
Diallo is part of America's rapidly growing population of black immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom are highly educated and underemployed. «The Root, May 15»
3
Gallup CEO Blasts Press's Complacency in Covering …
Right now, as many as 30 million Americans are either out of work or severely underemployed. Trust me, the vast majority of them aren't throwing parties to toast ... «NewsBusters, Feb 15»
4
Help wanted: College degree not needed
But many recent grads are underemployed, working in jobs that don't require degrees. The underemployment rate has been on the rise since 2003 and now ... «CNNMoney, Sep 14»
5
Does your college major determine your chances of …
A recent survey on underemployment found the top 10 college majors that are most and least likely to lead to jobs that make people feel underemployed. Is your ... «Tech Times, Aug 14»
6
The college majors most and least likely to lead to underemployment
Employees with degrees in fields like English, general studies, and graphic design are among the most likely to report feeling "underemployed" at their current ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
7
The 10 Most Underemployed Majors
According to data from compensation comparison site Payscale.com, up to 22 million workers in the U.S. could be considered underemployed, a term Payscale ... «Forbes, Aug 14»
8
The Most Underemployed Jobs In America
According to data released by compensation comparison site Payscale.com, up to 22 million workers in the U.S. could be considered underemployed, a term ... «Forbes, Aug 14»
9
Overeducated and Underemployed: What Happens to College …
It finds that once young adults escape underemployment and find a job that matches their education level, they may catch up to their peers' earning powers ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»
10
Overqualified and underemployed: Britain faces 'youth talent crisis …
The problem of “underemployment” and underachievement among 16- to 24-year-olds is particularly acute in industrial cities of the north of England, such as ... «The Independent, Mar 14»
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