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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects..
Mal-employed college grads earn half of what their degree-appropriately employed peers do, a difference that adds up to tens of thousands of dollars per year, and millions over a lifetime.
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Malemployed means Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects..
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Mal-employed college grads earn half of what their degree-appropriately employed peers do, a difference that adds up to tens of thousands of dollars per year, and millions over a lifetime.
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