as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
In Imperial County, the unemployment rate in October was 19.6% — the highest in the state and more than three times the state average, according to the Employment Development Department.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Macron had reduced unemployment from more than ten per cent to around seven per cent, made France a far more attractive place for foreign investment, and streamlined a complicated retirement system.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
The unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%, as expected, while average hourly earnings slightly exceeded forecasts.
—Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
The unemployment rate was expected to hold steady at 4.1%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Macron had reduced unemployment from more than ten per cent to around seven per cent, made France a far more attractive place for foreign investment, and streamlined a complicated retirement system.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
The unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%, as expected, while average hourly earnings slightly exceeded forecasts.
—Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
The unemployment rate was expected to hold steady at 4.1%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 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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For longer-lasting results, try laser hair removal or electrolysis.4 Medications like antiandrogens or topical Vaniqa (eflornithine) cream can also slow hair growth.4 Infertility Maintaining a healthy weight and managing insulin resistance can improve fertility.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
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For the gas phase, the best removal method is ventilation.Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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United are six games into the tenure of Ruben Amorim after the early season dismissal of Erik ten Hag, while Pep Guardiola’s City are going through a period of one win in 10 matches, an unprecedented run in the club’s recent history.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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However, those cases are moving toward dismissal or are winding down ahead of Inauguration Day next month.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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