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Noun: unemployment  ,ún-im'ploy-munt or ,ún-em'ploy-munt
  1. The state of being unemployed or not having a job
    "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"; "unemployment is a serious social evil";
    - joblessness

Derived forms: unemployments

Type of: state

Antonym: employment

Encyclopedia: Unemployment

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unembodied
unemotional
unemotional person
unemotionality
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unemployable
unemployed
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unemployment compensation
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unemployment rate
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