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nonemployment

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Recent Examples of nonemployment The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment. — 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
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unemployment
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  • Yet in 2022-2023, the Fed sharply raised interest rates and inflation did decline, without a significant rise in unemployment or economic slowdown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The result was surging unemployment, civil unrest, and mayhem on the border.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
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“Nonemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonemployment. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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