unemployment
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unemployment
- /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
noun unemployments
- The state of having no job; joblessness. Unemployment made Jack depressed.
- The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy. Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
- The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce. Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.
- A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism. All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
- An instance or period of joblessness. Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.
Similar: joblessness, worklessness, unwork · Opposite: employment, reemployment
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unemployed, joblessness, underemployment, jobless, stop, labour, redundancy, use, lockout, dole, mage, job, rate, work, employment, poorhouse
noun
Similar: joblessness, worklessness, unwork · Opposite: employment, reemployment
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noun joblessness
| Español | desempleo, paro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실업 sireop |
| 日本語 | 失業 shitsugyō |
| 中文 | 失業 /失业 shīyè |
| हिन्दी | बेरोज़गारी berozgārī, बेकारी bekārī |
| Português | desemprego |
| Français | chômage |
| Deutsch | Arbeitslosigkeit, Werklosigkeit, Beschäftigungslosigkeit |
| Italiano | disoccupazione, inoccupazione |
| Ελληνικά | ανεργία anergía |
| Română | șomaj |
| Русский | безрабо́тица bezrabótica, неза́нятость nezánjatostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thất nghiệp |
| العربية | بِطَالَة biṭāla, بَطَالَة baṭāla |
| עברית | אַבְטָלָה avtalá |
Talk about this word "unemployment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unemployment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unemployment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unemployment "unemployment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unemployment.Cite this
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title = {unemployment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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