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technological unemployment

American

noun

unemployment caused by technological changes or new methods of production in an industry or business.

technological unemployment Cultural

Unemployment caused by the displacement of workers by machines.

Etymology

Origin of technological unemployment

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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China’s securities regulator has cleared an approximately $4 billion share offering by a leading memory maker, bringing the highly anticipated listing a step closer following the company’s recent technological breakthroughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Tesla shareholders will determine on Thursday the fate of a massive pay package meant to retain Elon Musk long enough to achieve technological breakthroughs he vows will change the world.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Ms Itooka, who was one of three siblings, lived through world wars and pandemics as well as technological breakthroughs.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

He led technological breakthroughs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., today the crown jewel of Taiwan’s tech industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

The year 1450 is best remembered for one of the most important technological breakthroughs of human civilisation: Johannes Gutenberg’s development of a moveable-type printing press in the German town of Mainz.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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