unemployment
noun
un·em·ploy·ment
ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt 
1
: the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers
also
: the rate of such unemployment
Examples of unemployment in a Sentence
My unemployment lasted about six months.
Unemployment has been increasing for months.
The current unemployment rate is six percent.
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The unemployment rate in the state was 2.9% in November, below the national rate of 4.2%.
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Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: The median respondent put the unemployment rate at the end of next year at 4.6%.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Florida’s unemployment rate in November 2023 was 3.1 percent
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan statistical area had the lowest unemployment rate last month at 3 percent.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Private business investment outside of equipment grew minimally, and the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 4.2 percent, up from April's 3.4 percent, a 53-year low.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: The median respondent put the unemployment rate at the end of next year at 4.6%.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Florida’s unemployment rate in November 2023 was 3.1 percent
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan statistical area had the lowest unemployment rate last month at 3 percent.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Private business investment outside of equipment grew minimally, and the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 4.2 percent, up from April's 3.4 percent, a 53-year low.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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unemployment
noun
un·em·ploy·ment
ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt
: the state of being out of work
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