subemployment

[ suhb-em-ploi-muhnt ]

noun

1. insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.

Other Words From

• subem·ployed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subemployment¹

First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + employment

Example Sentences

Unemployment and subemployment combined now affect 43 percent of Hondurans.

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