unemployment

nounattested in dialogue

//ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt//

The state of having no job; joblessness.

noun

1
The state of having no job; joblessness.
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.
2
The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.
3
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.
4
A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.
5
An instance or period of joblessness.
Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English employment English unemployment From un- + employment.

Forms

plural: unemployments

undressed · Having partially or completely removed one's clothes.uneasy · Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.unemployed · Having no job despite being able and willing to work.

unemployment · The state of having no job; joblessness.

unethical · Breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior…unexpected · Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.unexpectedly · In an unexpected manner.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.