unemployment

noun

un·em·ploy·ment ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt

Synonyms of unemployment next

: the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers

also : the rate of such unemployment

: unemployment compensation

Examples of unemployment in a Sentence

My unemployment lasted about six months. Unemployment has been increasing for months. The current unemployment rate is six percent.

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Where this gets especially interesting is that this age group has the highest unemployment rate in the United States. —

Callum Booth, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Consumer spending has struggled to rebound fully after the COVID-19 pandemic, and youth unemployment remains a concern. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 The unemployment rate, however, edged higher to 4.2%, as expected. —

Sean Conlon,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024 The unemployment rate hovers around two percent—a mind-bogglingly low number that, together with wage growth and the army’s hefty sign-up bonuses, indicates extreme competition over scarce labor. —

Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unemployment