Someone who is underemployed is someone who:

A. is working part-time, but wants full-time employment.
B. is working in a job for which he is overqualified.
C. could be contributing more output to society by either working more, or by working using more advanced skills he possesses but doesn't currently use.
D. All of these describe someone who is underemployed.


D. All of these describe someone who is underemployed.

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