unemployment

noun

un·em·ploy·ment ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt

Synonyms of unemployment next

: the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers

also : the rate of such unemployment

: unemployment compensation

Examples of unemployment in a Sentence

My unemployment lasted about six months. Unemployment has been increasing for months. The current unemployment rate is six percent.

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The provision for credit losses rose to $1.7 million, up from $100 thousand in the same period the previous year, primarily due to increases in specific reserves and projected unemployment rates. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 At the same time, unemployment remains subdued at 4.1%. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 The unemployment rate is still 4.1%, unchanged from September and in line with economists’ predictions. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Indeed, Chau points out that commentators have latched onto SF texts to explain all manner of social phenomena in China, ranging from unemployment and the economy to air pollution. —

H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unemployment