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Recent Examples of joblessness
Yampolskiy warned joblessness will hit an all-time high in the next five years as all human work, including manual labor, is replaced by humanoid robots and AI agents.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joblessness
unemployment
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Frustrations have been mounting among young people in Nepal over the country's unemployment and wealth gap.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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The country is grappling with mammoth debt, a real-estate market downturn, high levels of youth unemployment, and a broad economic slowdown.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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