as in joblessness
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unemployment
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the last few years.
—
Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
When the Labor Department releases hiring and unemployment numbers for January next Wednesday, they are expected to show the companies, government agencies and nonprofits added about 70,000 jobs last month — modest but up from 50,000 in December.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
While workers fear that AI may be coming for their job—and Amazon’s decision last week to cut around 16,000 corporate jobs would seem to justify that narrative—the hard data isn’t yet showing that the technology is leading to massive unemployment.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Its main tool is its ability to raise and lower interest rates, modulating the pace of economic growth to keep unemployment low and inflation steady.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unemployment
Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
When the Labor Department releases hiring and unemployment numbers for January next Wednesday, they are expected to show the companies, government agencies and nonprofits added about 70,000 jobs last month — modest but up from 50,000 in December.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
While workers fear that AI may be coming for their job—and Amazon’s decision last week to cut around 16,000 corporate jobs would seem to justify that narrative—the hard data isn’t yet showing that the technology is leading to massive unemployment.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Its main tool is its ability to raise and lower interest rates, modulating the pace of economic growth to keep unemployment low and inflation steady.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unemployment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
After calls for its removal -- including by Republicans -- the White House said a staffer had posted the video erroneously.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
-
For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Several Maryland school systems announced early dismissals Friday as forecasters warned of worsening weather conditions later in the day.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
-
That includes an unusual dismissal deal Garza reached last year with Austin police officer Karl Krycia.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
