Synonyms of joblessness

joblessness

noun

as in unemployment

Related Words

• unemployment
• removal
• nonemployment
• dismissal
• firing
• boot
• severance
• suspension
• sack
• discharge
• retirement
• liberty
• demotion
• layoff
• furlough
• leave

Dissimilar Words

• employment
• engagement
• hire
• employ
• recruitment
• assignment
• appointment
• enlistment
• tenure
• conscription
• incumbency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joblessness

From the 2008 financial crisis to COVID, joblessness fell as the US economy grew. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

And people of African descent disproportionately face long-term joblessness, ongoing climate disaster, and lack of health care. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Youth joblessness has been a particular sore point for official statistics. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Industrial production fell and joblessness jumped. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

The Philippines’ underemployment rate surged to its highest in nearly three years in April even as joblessness eased, with transport workers spending less hours on the road due to high oil prices. — Ditas B Lopez, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

The joblessness and despair of the Great Depression has created a debilitating culture at this small traveling business where everyone is living on top of each other and driving each other to more and more distressing extremes. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026

And the crunch on businesses and rising joblessness promised a surge in defaults on customer loans. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026

The highest rate of joblessness is pervasive on the South and West sides of Chicago. — Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026