unemployment
noun
un·em·ploy·ment
ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt 
1
: the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers
also
: the rate of such unemployment
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 White House points to an unemployment rate that has remained below 4% for more than two years, the longest such stretch since the 1960s.
—
Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Apr. 2024
Healthcare, defense, and education are three of the city's most important industries, with an unemployment rate of four percent, just 0.1 percent higher than the national average.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Apr. 2024
Healthcare, defense, and education are three of the city's most important industries, with an unemployment rate of four percent, just 0.1 percent higher than the national average.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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unemployment
noun
un·em·ploy·ment
ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt
: the state of being out of work
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