as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
Mai Xuan Tan, deputy director of the Dong Nai Department of Home Affairs, urged the company to compile a list of affected workers so authorities could arrange for support, including unemployment allowance.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
For its part, China is facing a period of relatively slow economic growth, high youth unemployment and a dramatically aging population.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Veterans Village of San Diego serves America’s veterans and their families in overcoming homelessness, unemployment, barriers to health and mental health care and related challenges.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Youth unemployment remains politically dangerous.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
For its part, China is facing a period of relatively slow economic growth, high youth unemployment and a dramatically aging population.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Veterans Village of San Diego serves America’s veterans and their families in overcoming homelessness, unemployment, barriers to health and mental health care and related challenges.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Youth unemployment remains politically dangerous.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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And the crunch on businesses and rising joblessness promised a surge in defaults on customer loans.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The highest rate of joblessness is pervasive on the South and West sides of Chicago.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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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This has included the removal and remote storage of artifacts from 240 classified heritage sites, and the complete destruction of 124 of those sites.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
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When a consumer requests removal, companies can delete raw data.—
Chai Outmezguine,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The dismissal came weeks before the defendant was set to go to trial.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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In some ways, even that unceremonious dismissal is an acknowledgement that managers do matter.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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