joblessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joblessness
unemployment
Noun
  • The unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked down to 4.1%.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Economists say that immigrants are especially important to supplement the U.S. labor market as more Americans are retiring than entering the workforce, birth rates are lower than during the baby boom, and unemployment is low.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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