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subemployment

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sub⋅em⋅ploy⋅ment

[suhb-em-ploi-muhnt]
–noun
insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.

Origin:
1965–70; sub- + employment


sub⋅em⋅ployed, adjective
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sub·em·ployed   (sŭb'ěm-ploid')   
adj.  Of or relating to workers or segments of the paid labor force that are unemployed, underemployed, or underpaid.
sub'em·ploy'ment n.
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