unemployment
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNEMPLOYMENT
[noncount]
1
:
the state of not having a job
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My unemployment lasted about six months.
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workers facing unemployment
2
:
the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area
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high/low unemployment
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the level of unemployment
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Unemployment has been increasing/rising for months.
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The current unemployment rate is six percent.
3
US
:
money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job
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She was on unemployment for a few months. = She was receiving/collecting unemployment for a few months.
— called also
unemployment benefits,
(British)
unemployment benefit,
(US)
unemployment compensation
