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Recent Examples of unemployment
The median spell of unemployment is now about 2½ months, with the average much longer — about six months.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
This measures the amount and percentage of people working or actively seeking work, and is used to calculate the headline unemployment rate.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Despite the rate of unemployment remaining low, the labor market has shown signs of softening.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2025, for example, Dario Amide—the CEO of the AI company Anthropic—told Axios that AI could drive unemployment up 10 to 20 percent in the next one to five years and wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
This measures the amount and percentage of people working or actively seeking work, and is used to calculate the headline unemployment rate.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Despite the rate of unemployment remaining low, the labor market has shown signs of softening.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2025, for example, Dario Amide—the CEO of the AI company Anthropic—told Axios that AI could drive unemployment up 10 to 20 percent in the next one to five years and wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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The highest rate of joblessness is pervasive on the South and West sides of Chicago.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
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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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Calls for context or conversation While some Black leaders are calling for the statue's removal, others said that, at a minimum, more historical context should be added.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The city’s chief financial officer, Ashley Groffenberger said the City Hall budget gap was due in part to overspending on snow removal due to two major winter storms and public safety overtime.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dismissal of several key claims from the suit comes one month ahead the scheduled start of their trial.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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What did the judge say in his dismissal?—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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