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unemployment
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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.—
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
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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