as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
But when the war ended, unemployment — particularly in the Black community — exploded.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
New grads have about a 6% unemployment rate, compared with 4.2% overall.
—Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
But beneath the surface, Daco cautioned, job gains are weakening, layoff announcements are growing and the unemployment rate is holding steady on lower labor force participation — pressured downward by reduced immigration.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
This picture is more concerning for young men, who grapple with an unemployment rate of 9.6% compared to 6.7% a year ago.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
New grads have about a 6% unemployment rate, compared with 4.2% overall.
—Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
But beneath the surface, Daco cautioned, job gains are weakening, layoff announcements are growing and the unemployment rate is holding steady on lower labor force participation — pressured downward by reduced immigration.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
This picture is more concerning for young men, who grapple with an unemployment rate of 9.6% compared to 6.7% a year ago.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2022
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The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Dec. 2020
Noun
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Advertisement The physical removal of a sitting U.S. Senator sparked immediate backlash in Washington and across the country.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the forcible removal of Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla from her Los Angeles press conference on Thursday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Despite the low scoring, United fans would ideally like to give Amorim time to reshape the squad to his liking, rather than call for his immediate dismissal.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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His dismissal — and that of several other judges whom President Trump brought in in his first term in office — sparked immediate GOP outrage and claims of political interference.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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