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unemployment

/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/noun4 syllables

Unemployment means: the state of being unemployed or not having a job.

Synonyms for unemployment3

also used for unemployment

joblessness, worklessness, unwork

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of unemployment

employment

What does unemployment mean?1

noun

1

the state of being unemployed or not having a job“unemployment is a serious social evil”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unemployment?3

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Unemployment in a sentence

  • Whatever people may say, unemployment is on the rise.Nuel
  • Unemployment has fallen but remains high, especially among youth.The_World_Factbook
  • Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge.The_World_Factbook
  • Although the unemployment problem can't be ignored, the environment problem is also very important.Dejo
  • I don't know if modern technology increases unemployment, or rather decreases it.Eldad
  • This past year, we succeeded in reducing the unemployment rate to ten percent.zogwarg
  • I have some friends on unemployment, and their safety was their main concern.Hybrid
  • In winter, unemployment in the building trade usually goes up drastically.sundown

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Forms of unemployment

as a noun

plural
unemployments