underemployment
Americannoun
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inadequate or insufficient paid work.
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failure to make adequate or expected use of something.
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The fourth-quarter jobless rate for new grads rose to 5.7%, from 5.3%, in the third quarter, while the underemployment rate climbed to its highest point since 2020.
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Underemployment counts as working in a job that generally does not require a college degree, researchers said.
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The stocks even got hit in the wake of Citrini Research’s viral blog post floating a futuristic scenario in which AI-fueled stablecoins disrupt established payment networks and AI-driven productivity boosts force mass underemployment, leaving knowledge workers with less money to spend.
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There could be various factors behind the latest selloff, particularly a weekend post from Citrini Research, which imagined a future scenario where AI drives dramatic productivity boosts and mass underemployment.
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For one, the market is weighing a weekend post from Citrini Research, which imagined a future scenario where AI drives dramatic productivity boosts and mass underemployment.
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