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noun un·em·ploy·ment \-ˈplȯi-mənt\

: the state of not having a job

: the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area

: money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job

Full Definition of UNEMPLOYMENT

1

:  the state of being unemployed :  involuntary idleness of workers; also :  the rate of such unemployment

2

:  unemployment compensation

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Examples of UNEMPLOYMENT

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

First Known Use of UNEMPLOYMENT

1888

Rhymes with UNEMPLOYMENT

redeployment, self-employment, subemployment