as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
After dropping near pre-pandemic levels, Michigan's unemployment rate has been rising since the spring.
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Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Among alternative measures of unemployment, the broadest, called the U-6, came in at 6.3% in November.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2024
Yet if anything, according to Goldman Sachs analysts, inflation was expected to have fallen even more by now, which would have come at the expense of slightly higher unemployment.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Powell said the move reflected the Fed’s commitment to preserving the labor market’s health, appeasing some investors who feared unemployment could soon take off.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Among alternative measures of unemployment, the broadest, called the U-6, came in at 6.3% in November.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2024
Yet if anything, according to Goldman Sachs analysts, inflation was expected to have fallen even more by now, which would have come at the expense of slightly higher unemployment.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Powell said the move reflected the Fed’s commitment to preserving the labor market’s health, appeasing some investors who feared unemployment could soon take off.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
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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
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Humanitarian migrants, such as those in the U.S. through humanitarian parole or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are among those who could be targeted for removal under the next administration.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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In total, nine of the defendants had pushed for Willis' removal, while six did not.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Chang's promotion followed Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s dismissal of former Executive Director Claire Woodall and the ascension of Paulina Gutiérrez, Woodall's deputy, to the department's top post.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Since the case's dismissal, Baldwin has resumed his Hollywood career, returning to his old stomping grounds on Saturday Night Live in a variety of roles, including as Fox News host Bret Baier and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Christian Holub, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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