unemployment
the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
the number of persons who are unemployed.
Informal. unemployment benefit.
Origin of unemployment
1Other words from unemployment
- an·ti·un·em·ploy·ment, adjective
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How to use unemployment in a sentence
The proportion of uninsured Americans has been steadily growing over the past few years, a trend that is likely to accelerate as the pandemic’s record unemployment causes many to lose their employer-sponsored health benefits.
The number of uninsured Americans was up even before the pandemic | Olivia Goldhill | September 15, 2020 | QuartzThat left 78,000 people looking for work at a time when federal unemployment benefits were running out.
The Big Corporate Rescue and the America That’s Too Small to Save | by Lydia DePillis, Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel | September 12, 2020 | ProPublicaWe saw how effective this could be when the federal government approved the $1,200 stimulus for all Americans and $600 in additional unemployment benefits for those who lost their jobs.
How we can save small business from coronavirus-induced extinction | matthewheimer | September 10, 2020 | FortuneThe survey panel’s projected unemployment rate for December, for instance, is 2 percentage points lower now than it was when we asked just a month earlier.
Economists’ Best- And Worst-Case Scenarios For The Recovery Haven’t Changed Very Much | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 10, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightStay-at-home orders in March due to the coronavirus pandemic triggered widespread unemployment in the United States.
How COVID-19 worsened gender inequality in the U.S. workforce | Sujata Gupta | September 9, 2020 | Science News
Last year, it let an unemployment extension for the long-term jobless expire during the holidays.
To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block | Monica Potts | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor much of the past half century, the rustbelt states suffered high levels of unemployment.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYouth unemployment currently stands at over 50 percent, and that in a country where half the population is under the age of 18.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster | Michael Shank , Casey Harrity | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis in a state that has a near record-low unemployment of 4.4 percent.
For men of the same age and educational background, the unemployment figure is just 5.8 percent.
Cameroonian Women Fighting Sexism With Tourism | Abena Agyeman-Fisher | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"unemployment," in the case of the willing and able becomes henceforth a social crime.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockAnd then I suppose hell be out of work over there, and we shall be hearing of the unemployment in the Colonies!
Chains | Elizabeth BakerIf I could only do something—solve the unemployment problem or make some grand gesture—in answer to all this.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinThat step would be to learn how labor can enrich itself and do away with strikes and unemployment.
The Iron Puddler | James J. DavisThen some day comes the unemployment crisis, and a wave of revolt sweeping over the country.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for unemployment
/ (ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt) /
the condition of being unemployed
the number of unemployed workers, often as a percentage of the total labour force
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