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Recent Examples of underemployed
The scholars Alexander Betts and Paul Collier, for example, have argued in Foreign Affairs for giving underemployed refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp the chance to work in a nearby special economic zone.
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Nicholas Van Hear, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2017
Erica Tay, an economist at Maybank Investment Banking Group, said that since China considers employment as working at least one hour per week, there’s no way to account for underemployed youth.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
According to the same Strada report, 73% of graduates who start out underemployed remain that way a decade after completing their degree.
—Allie Danziger, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Chris’ oldest friend, Matt (Danny McCarthy), a boisterous, underemployed actor who's still reeling from a recent divorce, is going with them—his teenage son was supposed to come along, but bailed at the last minute.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
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Nicholas Van Hear, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2017
Erica Tay, an economist at Maybank Investment Banking Group, said that since China considers employment as working at least one hour per week, there’s no way to account for underemployed youth.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
According to the same Strada report, 73% of graduates who start out underemployed remain that way a decade after completing their degree.
—Allie Danziger, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Chris’ oldest friend, Matt (Danny McCarthy), a boisterous, underemployed actor who's still reeling from a recent divorce, is going with them—his teenage son was supposed to come along, but bailed at the last minute.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemployed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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