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Question
'Ram is able to get work only for two hours in a day. Rest of the day, he is looking for work.' Is he unemployed? What kind of job could person like Ram be doing?
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Solution
He is not unemployed, but underemployed, because he only works two hours per day, despite the fact that he is willing to work eight hours per day.
He could be taking classes or working part-time as a delivery boy.
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