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1unemployment — un‧em‧ploy‧ment [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt] noun [uncountable] 1. when you do not have a job: • Closure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers. • Most of our staff now face unemployment. 2. ECONOMICS the number of people in a country who do not …
2Unemployment — occurs when a person who is actively searching for employment is unable to find work. Unemployment is often used as a measure of the health of the economy. The most frequently cited measure of unemployment is the unemployment rate. This is the… …
3Unemployment — Un em*ploy ment, n. Quality or state of being not employed; used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those …
4unemployment — index disuse, inaction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5unemployment — 1888, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + EMPLOYMENT (Cf. employment) …
6unemployment — ► NOUN 1) the state of being unemployed. 2) the number or proportion of unemployed people …
7unemployment — [un΄emploi′mənt] n. 1. the state of being unemployed; lack of employment 2. the number or percentage of persons in the normal labor force who are out of work …
8Unemployment — World unemployment rates[1] as of January 2009[update] Unemployment (or …
9unemployment — un|em|ploy|ment W2S2 [ˌʌnımˈplɔımənt] n [U] 1.) the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job ▪ The level of unemployment is rising. ▪ areas of high unemployment (=where many people do not have a job) ▪ The… …
10unemployment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ double digit (esp. AmE), high, huge, mass, massive, severe, widespread ▪ low ▪ grow …
