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Recent Examples of joblessness
But during the pandemic, joblessness among recent college grads began consistently exceeding the overall rate.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Put differently, the central bank is supposed to direct monetary policy, so inflation doesn’t race out of control, and the country doesn’t experience large bouts of joblessness.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
During the Great Depression, advertisers were able to use the distress of joblessness to sell hygiene products.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The survey also found that workers from ethnic minority backgrounds suffer substantially higher joblessness than white workers, though specific figures were not detailed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Long-term unemployment is a period of joblessness lasting at least six months.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
In 1930, President Herbert Hoover leaned on surveys of certain employers that suggested joblessness had already peaked, while Frances Perkins fired back with different numbers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Put differently, the central bank is supposed to direct monetary policy, so inflation doesn’t race out of control, and the country doesn’t experience large bouts of joblessness.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
During the Great Depression, advertisers were able to use the distress of joblessness to sell hygiene products.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The survey also found that workers from ethnic minority backgrounds suffer substantially higher joblessness than white workers, though specific figures were not detailed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Long-term unemployment is a period of joblessness lasting at least six months.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
In 1930, President Herbert Hoover leaned on surveys of certain employers that suggested joblessness had already peaked, while Frances Perkins fired back with different numbers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joblessness
unemployment
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Additionally, separate data from Bank of America showed there was no acceleration in unemployment payments in the bank’s customer accounts in December.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Data was delayed because of the government shutdown, so economists and analysts are still somewhat in the dark about unemployment numbers for the last half of 2025.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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