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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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The unemployment rate has remained low but the expectation is for slower economic growth.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The chief executive of Anthropic, a leading AI lab, warned in May that AI could cause a dramatic spike in unemployment, while Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in January that today’s company leaders were the last generation to manage all-human workforces.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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