as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
The unemployment rate stands at about 48.5%, according to the Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture, and the average household income is about $8,240, well below the federal poverty guidelines.
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Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
But hamstrung, now, by rigid and top-down directives that prioritize ideological conformity over practical solutions, local politicians are ill equipped to tackle the mounting pressures of fiscal insolvency and unemployment.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Traders will be keeping an eye on preliminary inflation data in the euro zone in December, as well as the bloc’s unemployment rate in November.
—Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Eastern North Carolina's counties have struggled in recent years after being hit by a succession of hurricanes, and many those counties also have higher unemployment rates than the state average.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
But hamstrung, now, by rigid and top-down directives that prioritize ideological conformity over practical solutions, local politicians are ill equipped to tackle the mounting pressures of fiscal insolvency and unemployment.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Traders will be keeping an eye on preliminary inflation data in the euro zone in December, as well as the bloc’s unemployment rate in November.
—Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Eastern North Carolina's counties have struggled in recent years after being hit by a succession of hurricanes, and many those counties also have higher unemployment rates than the state average.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
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
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There is no discussing requests for removal from the consent calendar and no motion is required – simply the director’s request that the item be removed.Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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The president-elect has also indicated that his administration will prioritize the removal of migrants with criminal backgrounds.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Vrabel had been the favorite to land the job once New England announced Mayo’s dismissal.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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However, DirecTV and Dish on Thursday both challenged the dismissal of Fubo’s lawsuit in a letter to the judge in the case, saying the settlement doesn’t resolve antitrust issues around Venu that were raised by Fubo in the first place.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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