Unemployment Definition

ŭnĕm-ploimənt, -ĭm-
noun
The state of being unemployed; lack of employment.
Webster's New World
The number or percentage of persons in the normal labor force who are out of work.
Webster's New World
Unemployment insurance.
American Heritage
The state of having no job; joblessness.
Unemployment made Jack depressed.
Wiktionary
The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
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Other Word Forms of Unemployment

Noun

Singular:
unemployment
Plural:
unemployments

Unemployment Sentence Examples

  • The unemployment rate in Ouray was one-point-four.

  • Not everyone can get unemployment benefits.

  • You should not have a complacent attitude toward unemployment.

  • These communities have been affected by the decline of the deep mining industry, resulting in environmental dereliction, unemployment, and depopulation.

  • The Blair government reduced the unemployment figures by using intimidation at the job centers.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNE

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With U and Ending With T

Starts With U & Ends With TStarts With UN & Ends With TStarts With U & Ends With NT

Word Length

12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With U12 Letter Words Ending With T