Definitions for unemploymentˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•em•ploy•mentˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt(n.)
the state of being unemployed.
the number of unemployed persons, usu. expressed as a percentage:
Unemployment went up two-tenths of a percent in April.
Category: Economics
Informal.
Category: Economics, Informal
Ref: unemployment benefit.
Origin of unemployment:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
unemployment(noun)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unemployment(noun)ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt
when people in a particular area are unemployed
Unemployment is rising.; a high rate of unemployment
Wiktionary
unemployment(Noun)
The state of having no job; joblessness.
Unemployment made Jack depressed.
unemployment(Noun)
The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
unemployment(Noun)
The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.
unemployment(Noun)
A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
unemployment(Noun)
An instance or period of joblessness.
Until them his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Unemployment
The state of not being engaged in a gainful occupation.
Translations for unemployment
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unemployment(noun)
the state of being unemployed
If the factory is closed, many men will face unemployment.
- werkloosheidAfrikaans
- بَطالَهArabic
- безработицаBulgarian
- desempregoPortuguese (BR)
- nezaměstnanostCzech
- die ArbeitslosigkeitGerman
- arbejdsløshedDanish
- ανεργίαGreek
- desempleo, paroSpanish
- töötusEstonian
- بیکاریFarsi
- työttömyysFinnish
- chômageFrench
- אַבטָלָהHebrew
- बेरोजगारी, बेकारीHindi
- nezaposlenostCroatian
- munkanélküliségHungarian
- pengangguranIndonesian
- atvinnuleysiIcelandic
- disoccupazioneItalian
- 失業Japanese
- 실직 상태Korean
- nedarbasLithuanian
- bezdarbsLatvian
- pengangguranMalay
- werkloosheidDutch
- arbeidsledighetNorwegian
- bezrobociePolish
- بیکاریPersian
- بیکارPashto
- desempregoPortuguese
- şomajRomanian
- безработицаRussian
- nezamestnanosťSlovak
- nezaposlenostSlovenian
- nezaposlenostSerbian
- arbetslöshetSwedish
- การว่างงานThai
- işsizlikTurkish
- 失業Chinese (Trad.)
- безробіттяUkrainian
- بے روزگاريUrdu
- tình trạng thất nghiệpVietnamese
- 失业Chinese (Simp.)
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