un|der|em|ployed «UHN duhr ehm PLOYD», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. not sufficiently employed: a) not put to the fullest or most profitable use: »
Lastly, I proceed on the hope…that full employment will mean just that and not a body of workers fully paid but underemployed (Punch).
b) working only part of the time: »One fourth of the labor force is out of work or underemployed (Time).
2. not employing or offering employment to enough people: »
Some American railways, at the present time, are underemployed (Wall Street Journal).
–n.
underemployed people.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.