as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
The unemployment rate is higher for new graduates than for other workers.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The defendants are accused of fraudulently obtaining benefits through programs that included Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance, MassHealth, Social Security disability payments, housing assistance and unemployment benefits, according to the Department of Justice.
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Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
The Fed, in announcing the unanimous decision to hold interest rates steady, cited strong productivity and job growth, as well as minor changes in the unemployment rate.
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Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The jobs market has remained relatively strong amid rising inflation, with low unemployment and solid job growth.
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Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unemployment
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The defendants are accused of fraudulently obtaining benefits through programs that included Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance, MassHealth, Social Security disability payments, housing assistance and unemployment benefits, according to the Department of Justice.
—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
The Fed, in announcing the unanimous decision to hold interest rates steady, cited strong productivity and job growth, as well as minor changes in the unemployment rate.
—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The jobs market has remained relatively strong amid rising inflation, with low unemployment and solid job growth.
—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unemployment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
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Industrial production fell and joblessness jumped.
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The Philippines’ underemployment rate surged to its highest in nearly three years in April even as joblessness eased, with transport workers spending less hours on the road due to high oil prices.
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.
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The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.
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Federal authorities last year ordered the removal of herds from protected Indigenous territory on the world's largest river island, Bananal Island.
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Some of those include panniculectomies (Ozempic skin removal surgery) and abdominoplasties (tummy tucks).
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But his tenure was also marked by a notoriously volatile temperament that ultimately led to his dismissal in September 2000.
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Just a brutal start for Qatar, which now gets a red card and the dismissal of Homam El Amin.
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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