Meaning of unemployment | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state of having no job; joblessness.
   countable, uncountable
2. The state of having no job; joblessness
3. Interruption or alteration that the workers do of his activity to protest against the conditions in which they exert it.
4. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
   countable, uncountable
5. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy
6. Situation of the person that does not attain to find or achieve an use.
7. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
   countable, uncountable
8. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce
9. By extension, subsidy that pays to those who find in this situation.
10. A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
    countable
11. A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism
12. An instance or period of joblessness.
    countable
13. An instance or period of joblessness

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Examples

“Unemployment made Jack depressed.”

“In 1928, an arrangement was made between the Government of Northern Ireland and the N.C.C. for the construction of a loop line as an unemployment scheme.”

“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, numerous unemployments, and drug use.”

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