as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
In Broward County, the unemployment rate was 2.8% in December 2023, 3% in Palm Beach County and 1.6% in Miami-Dade, according to figures distributed last week by CareerSource Broward.
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
What’s important about the attacks on disability in Trump’s first term is that claims tend to rise along with the unemployment rate.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The Michigan unemployment rate would be 4.6% by late 2024, 4.5% for 2025 and 4.3% by the end of 2026.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
State of play: By one broad measure — a relatively low unemployment rate of 4.1% — the job market looks good.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
What’s important about the attacks on disability in Trump’s first term is that claims tend to rise along with the unemployment rate.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The Michigan unemployment rate would be 4.6% by late 2024, 4.5% for 2025 and 4.3% by the end of 2026.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
State of play: By one broad measure — a relatively low unemployment rate of 4.1% — the job market looks good.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
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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
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The removal of staples like TweetDeck and the shift to a pay-to-play model has further alienated some professional users.Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Their removal could in turn scare some manufacturers into taking those products off the market.Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Marchand accepted the responsibility of Jim Montgomery’s dismissal.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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In a statement to Newsweek, a Fox News spokesperson welcomed the dismissal of all three cases.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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