unemployment
unemp·loy·ment
noun
1.
the state of being unemployed or not having a job
- “unemployment is a serious social evil”
- “the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy”
Origin
From un- + employment.
Phrases
- classical unemployment
- cyclical unemployment
- frictional unemployment
- Marxian unemployment
- search unemployment
- seasonal unemployment
- structural unemployment
- technological unemployment
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Broader terms
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