unemployment

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Recent Examples of unemployment Armour noted that there is an outsized number of unemployment claims in California compared to how many jobs are in the state. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Until a year or two ago, employers needed to hire well over 100,000 people a month to keep the unemployment rate from rising. Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The overall focus was overwhelmingly on fixing China’s floundering economy, with action to tackle unemployment, a depressed real estate market, and boosting innovation. Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 And there has so far been no systematic increase in unemployment, according to the research. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unemployment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
  • The highest rate of joblessness is pervasive on the South and West sides of Chicago.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The pitch mixes selective truths with outright deception, targeting young men facing joblessness, inflation, and creeping poverty, as well as young women lured by promises of factory jobs, including in drone production tied to the war effort.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • According to De Bremaeker, the mother, who had received a removal order, was on a supervisory check-in when she was detained.
    Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Recent moves — including the removal of sanctions on Malian junta officials — suggest Washington is actively rebuilding ties with these military-run nations.
    Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Eighteen California youths appealed a court’s dismissal of their climate discrimination lawsuit against the EPA.
    Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Still, John is now facing a dismissal hearing.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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