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Recent Examples of joblessness
But the joblessness numbers and declining participation among Black women suggest a complication to his pronouncement and a canary in the coal mine for broader economic instability.
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Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 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
China’s government is also stepping in to change worrying youth joblessness rates; in 2011, the Ministry of Education cautioned that any college majors with employment under 60% for two years straight could be scrapped.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 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
China’s government is also stepping in to change worrying youth joblessness rates; in 2011, the Ministry of Education cautioned that any college majors with employment under 60% for two years straight could be scrapped.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joblessness
unemployment
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The same data from the New York Fed—showing young college grads unemployed at higher rates than the total workforce—also shows that this unemployment rate remains well below the unemployment rate for young workers in general with few signs of narrowing.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rates are set by the Fed to effect its dual mandate; low unemployment and low inflation.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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