nonemployment

noun non·em·ploy·ment \ ˌnän-im-ˈplȯi-mənt \

|Updated on: 18 Jul 2018

Definition of nonemployment

: a state of not being employed : unemployment

two months of nonemployment

… provides no information about its contributors other than an indication of their place of employment or, for some authors, their city of nonemployment.
—Joel Conarroe

Recent Examples of nonemployment from the Web

Suicide, divorce and opioid abuse are all associated with nonemployment, and many facts suggest that the misery of joblessness is far worse than that of a low-paying job.

— edward glaeser, WSJ, "‘Give People Money’ and ‘The War on Normal People’ Review: The Cure for Poverty?," 9 July 2018
Other reasons for prime-age nonemployment, such as school enrollment, have declined even more slowly than disability.

— ernie tedeschi, New York Times, "Will Employment Keep Growing? Disabled Workers Offer a Clue," 15 Mar. 2018
Some have pointed to the benefits in disability programs, particularly the rise in benefit awards for musculoskeletal conditions, though others argue the effect of these programs on nonemployment has been small.

— ernie tedeschi, New York Times, "Will Employment Keep Growing? Disabled Workers Offer a Clue," 15 Mar. 2018

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