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Underemployment

What underemployment means in economics, as one of kinds of hidden unemployment, with an example and a question to test yourself.

Definition
Underemployment
Underemployment is working fewer hours than you want, or in a job below your skills, while being counted as employed.
Example

Can you think of an example of underemployment?

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Can you name two kinds of hidden unemployment?

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