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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessous-emploi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su-z‿ɑ̃.plwa
"Le sous-emploi touche particulièrement les jeunes diplômés."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The condition in which people are employed in jobs that do not fully use their skills, experience, or availability, such as working part-time when full-time work is desired.
"Many recent graduates face underemployment as they take on low-paying service jobs that do not match their degrees." - 2
A measure of employment and labor utilization in an economy that looks at how effectively the labor force is being used, beyond simple unemployment statistics.
"Economists often look at underemployment rates to get a more accurate picture of the country's economic health."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'under-' (meaning 'insufficiently') combined with 'employment', which traces back via Old French from Latin 'implicare' (to involve, engage). The specific socio-economic term emerged in the mid-20th century to describe labor market conditions where workers are utilized below their skill levels or desired hours.
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sous-emploi
Transliteration: su-z‿ɑ̃.plwa
"Le sous-emploi touche particulièrement les jeunes diplômés."
Unterbeschäftigung
Transliteration: ʊntɐbəˈʃɛftɪɡʊŋ
"Die Unterbeschäftigung ist ein wichtiges Indikator für den Arbeitsmarkt."
sottooccupazione
Transliteration: sotto-okkupatˈtsjone
"La sottooccupazione è un problema economico crescente."
subempleo
Transliteration: su.βemˈple.o
"El subempleo limita el desarrollo profesional de muchos jóvenes."
subemprego
Transliteration: su.bẽˈpɾe.ɡu
"O subemprego afeta milhares de trabalhadores no país."
अल्परोजगार
Transliteration: alparojgār
"अल्परोजगार देश की आर्थिक प्रगति में एक बड़ी बाधा है।"
谋生不足
Transliteration: móusheng bùzú
"经济不景气导致了严重的谋生不足现象。"
불완전고용
Transliteration: bulwanjeongoyong
"청년층 사이에서 불완전고용이 증가하고 있습니다."
不完全雇用
Transliteration: fukanzen koyō
"不完全雇用の増加は経済的な課題となっています。"
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