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 went down in June, but so did the size of the labor force, and participation rates fell off as well.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The unemployment rate rose from 4.1% to 4.2%, the Labor Department said Friday.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
According to Bloomberg, economists were expecting 106 thousand new jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.2%.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, in line with the forecast.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The unemployment rate rose from 4.1% to 4.2%, the Labor Department said Friday.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
According to Bloomberg, economists were expecting 106 thousand new jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.2%.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, in line with the forecast.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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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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