English dictionary
unemployment
nounPronunciation
/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- The state of having no job; joblessness.
- The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
- The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
- A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
- An instance or period of joblessness.
Example sentences
Unemployment made Jack depressed.
Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.
All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use.