as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
The last time Florida’s unemployment rate was above 4% was in the fall of 2021 as the job market was recovering from the pandemic layoffs.
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Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% in November from 4.4% in September.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% last month, the highest since 2021.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The labor market definitively did not stay tight, Cramer said, explaining that the unemployment rate has risen from 4.0% in January to 4.6% in November.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
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Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% in November from 4.4% in September.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% last month, the highest since 2021.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The labor market definitively did not stay tight, Cramer said, explaining that the unemployment rate has risen from 4.0% in January to 4.6% in November.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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This trend of low job retention among veterans and spouse joblessness can be detrimental to the financial and professional livelihoods of American military families.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Please note that California has long ranked high in joblessness, due in part to its volatile yet successful entrepreneurial mindset.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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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The city has no snow removal equipment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mathieu played just two collegiate seasons before his dismissal in 2012 and subsequent entry into a drug rehabilitation program.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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At Rufus King International Middle School, students must store their phones in a vault each morning and retrieve them at dismissal.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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