Economics B A-Level
Underemployment
What Underemployment means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Underemployment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Workers who are overqualified for their current role or working fewer hours than desired.
Topics that use Underemployment
- Employment and unemployment (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Geographical immobility
- ILO measure
- International comparisons
- Structural unemployment
- Unemployment
- Claimant Count
- Employment
- Labour market slack
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