as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
Or, if the economy slows, unemployment rises and inflation moderates.
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Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Compared to April 2024, the labor force included about 52,000 more people and the unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
There are also economic hardship and unemployment deferments available for those who qualify, as well as other ways to keep your loan payments paused while not falling behind.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
While the number of job openings slowed in the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate remains low.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unemployment
Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Compared to April 2024, the labor force included about 52,000 more people and the unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
There are also economic hardship and unemployment deferments available for those who qualify, as well as other ways to keep your loan payments paused while not falling behind.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
While the number of job openings slowed in the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate remains low.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes.com, 9 May 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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Check out my top picks for data removal services here.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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Under the infrastructure team, for example, is a debris removal group, a utilities team and a group for hazards such as mudslides, according to a recording of a recovery meeting reviewed by The Times.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The dismissal of acting director Cameron Hamilton on May 8 adds to ongoing layoffs, budget cuts, grant cancellations and leadership changes at FEMA, and officials now say the agency could run out of money as soon as July.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Neither corporate trade groups like the MPA or RIAA nor other guilds, including SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, have yet to weigh in on the dismissal.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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