Union workers are often viewed as privileged 'fat cats' by the growing number of unemployed and underemployed part-time workers.

In recent years, private and collective enterprises have absorbed enormous numbers of unemployed and underemployed workers.

Mr. Van Horn said an increasing number of unemployed and underemployed workers were turning to self-employment for two reasons.

They may also be described as underemployed or freelance workers.

Unemployed or underemployed workers, and especially the long-term unemployed.

There is fear among "underemployed workers" in archaic sectors of the economy that they may lose their patronage appointments to more productive competitors.

They visit offices, at which underemployed workers do not mind being interrupted.

At the same time, the M-Powered Project provided new opportunities for underemployed workers through local colleges, community-based organizations, and employers.

In the current economic environment, there is even greater urgency in training Vermont's youth and retraining underemployed workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

Rural areas lost population as underemployed workers, especially Southern African Americans, moved to cities to find jobs.