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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That marked the first time since November 2021 that the jobless rate was above 4% and also the third consecutive month that the unemployment rate increased.
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Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 22 July 2024
The unemployment rate, though on a gradual upswing, is still at 4.1% , low by historical standards, with nonfarm payrolls rising by more than 1.3 million in 2024 alone.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 July 2024
Overall, researchers compared data across 39 different metrics, including average weekly work hours to unemployment rate to divorce and suicide rates, with each of them being graded on a 100-point scale.
—Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 July 2024
Nowadays, Seine-Saint-Denis is the poorest department in France with an unemployment rate of over 17% and 1.6 million people living below the poverty line—that’s about 27% of its population, almost twice as much as the national level.
—Léontine Gallois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2024
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Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 22 July 2024
The unemployment rate, though on a gradual upswing, is still at 4.1% , low by historical standards, with nonfarm payrolls rising by more than 1.3 million in 2024 alone.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 July 2024
Overall, researchers compared data across 39 different metrics, including average weekly work hours to unemployment rate to divorce and suicide rates, with each of them being graded on a 100-point scale.
—Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 July 2024
Nowadays, Seine-Saint-Denis is the poorest department in France with an unemployment rate of over 17% and 1.6 million people living below the poverty line—that’s about 27% of its population, almost twice as much as the national level.
—Léontine Gallois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2024
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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