nonemployment
noun
non·em·ploy·ment
ˌnän-im-ˈplȯi-mənt 
: 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.—
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022
The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.
—New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
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, 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, 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, 15 Mar. 2018
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022
The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.
—New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
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, 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, 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, 15 Mar. 2018
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“Nonemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonemployment. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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