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Recent Examples of nonemployment
The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022
The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.
—New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
Suicide, divorce and opioid abuse are all associated with nonemployment, and many facts suggest that the misery of joblessness is far worse than that of a low-paying job.
—Edward Glaeser, WSJ, 9 July 2018
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022
The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.
—New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
Suicide, divorce and opioid abuse are all associated with nonemployment, and many facts suggest that the misery of joblessness is far worse than that of a low-paying job.
—Edward Glaeser, WSJ, 9 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonemployment
unemployment
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OpenClaw’s arrival coincides with an economic slowdown in China that has exacerbated youth unemployment and sluggish domestic consumption –– with Beijing projecting its lowest growth rate in decades in 2026.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Work rules were instituted as a qualification for federal food (then known as Food Stamps) in 1996, though the requirement has been on hold since the high-unemployment era of the Great Recession.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Nonemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonemployment. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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