as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
In Gabon, youth unemployment has hovered above 35% in recent years.
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Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Not surprisingly, college graduates still have far lower unemployment than those without degrees.
—Martin Mulyadi, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
In this view, rising inflation and policy uncertainty will reduce consumer demand and business investment and raise unemployment, putting an already-tenuous growth picture at risk.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Many 2024 voters hoped Trump would restore the pre-pandemic economy, during which both unemployment and inflation were low and the stock market hummed along.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
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Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Not surprisingly, college graduates still have far lower unemployment than those without degrees.
—Martin Mulyadi, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
In this view, rising inflation and policy uncertainty will reduce consumer demand and business investment and raise unemployment, putting an already-tenuous growth picture at risk.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Many 2024 voters hoped Trump would restore the pre-pandemic economy, during which both unemployment and inflation were low and the stock market hummed along.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2022
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The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Dec. 2020
Noun
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Historically, rib removal has been performed mainly by thoracic surgeons (who specialize in the chest) to treat fractures, infections, tumors, and other serious medical conditions.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Finally, the highest-end personal plan is Surfshark One+, which adds data removal by Incogni.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The order included full pardons of those already sentenced, commutations of sentences of 14 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and the dismissal of all pending cases.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and implicit threats of dismissal, is a historically sure way to high inflation.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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