subemployment

/sʌbɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
noun
  1. A situation in which people have less work or lower-quality work than they need or want; underemployment.
    • Subemployment affects many workers who can only find temporary or low-paying jobs.
    • The report highlighted the rise of subemployment in the gig economy.
    • Economists study subemployment to understand the true health of the labor market.
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