Explore Underemployment through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Underemployment meaning
The condition of being underemployed.
Using Underemployment
- The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being underemployed.
- In the example corpus, underemployment often appears in combinations such as: and underemployment, underemployment is, underemployment and.
Context around Underemployment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Underemployment
- In this selection, "underemployment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mass, rampant, unemployment, rate, leading and police stand out and add context to how "underemployment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and rampant underemployment and characterized by underemployment and marginal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "underemployment" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with underemployment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, underemployment is estimated at 25 percent. (7 words)
However, disguised unemployment or underemployment is a more widespread dilemma. (10 words)
The U-6, or the underemployment rate, edged up to 7% from 6.9%. (14 words)
About 68% of Zambians live below the recognised national poverty line, citation with rural poverty rates standing at about 78% citation and urban rates at about 53%. citation Unemployment and underemployment in urban areas are serious problems. (37 words)
I doubt if there is any Nigerian who is not affected directly or remotely by the crippling forces of hyper-inflation, mass underemployment and unemployment, traumatised critical sectors, hydra-headed insecurity and dwindling standards of living. (36 words)
The president of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has acknowledged that persistent youth unemployment and underemployment carries very high economic costs and threatens the very fabric upon which the society is built. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
I doubt if there is any Nigerian who is not affected directly or remotely by the crippling forces of hyper-inflation, mass underemployment and unemployment, traumatised critical sectors, hydra-headed insecurity and dwindling standards of living.
Potts blames a variety of systemic failings for Darci’s fate: gender violence, poor health care, a depressed rural economy and rampant underemployment.
The country is currently plagued by high rates of unemployment and underemployment, leading to widespread discontent among its youth.
The increasing problem of unemployment and underemployment is likely to be lessened as a result.
The pandemic had a negative effect on living standards, driving up both unemployment and underemployment, as well as increasing poverty.
He struggled with underemployment in the initial years, landing one visiting position at the University of Victoria but unable to find anything more stable.
Experts say the unemployment and underemployment rate for autistic people in the United States falls anywhere between 50% and 90%.
He is also a Social Reformer with a goal to solve the problems of unemployment and underemployment through his foundation – Live Your Dreams Africa Foundation.
Particularly, looking at the level of poverty, insecurity, number of children out of school, unemployment, underemployment, police brutality, noise of secession and others that have nearly reduced Nigeria Independence to a paradox.
Poverty levels are closely linked with unemployment and underemployment; when households lose their livelihood, people have difficulty providing their families with basic necessities.
The statistics on the employment situation are contained in NBS' Labour Force Statistics website, entitled "Unemployment and Underemployment Report (Q2 2020)" released in Abuja on August 15.
The U-6, or the underemployment rate, edged up to 7% from 6.9%.
Articles 52 and 55 discuss the importance the G-77 places on sustained, inclusive, and equitable economic growth, as well as their deep concern about high levels of unemployment and underemployment worldwide, respectively.
However, disguised unemployment or underemployment is a more widespread dilemma.
In one of his final speeches, King described the “Other America,” where unemployment and underemployment created a “fatigue of despair” for African-Americans.
The president of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has acknowledged that persistent youth unemployment and underemployment carries very high economic costs and threatens the very fabric upon which the society is built.
About 68% of Zambians live below the recognised national poverty line, citation with rural poverty rates standing at about 78% citation and urban rates at about 53%. citation Unemployment and underemployment in urban areas are serious problems.
Although no reliable statistics exist, combined unemployment and underemployment are estimated at about 30%.
Honduran urban employment in the early 1990s has been characterized by underemployment and marginal informal-sector jobs, as thousands of former agricultural workers and refugees have moved to the cities seeking better lives.
However, underemployment is estimated at 25 percent.
Common combinations with underemployment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and underemployment 13×
- underemployment is 3×
- underemployment and 2×
- underemployment in 2×
- underemployment rate 2×
- underemployment when 2×