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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
unemployment means: The number or percentage of people without jobs in a place.
noun
The number or percentage of people without jobs in a place.
- Unemployment rose last month.
- Youth unemployment is now twelve percent.
- Did unemployment fall after the new factories opened?
The state of having no paid job.
- He faced unemployment after the shop closed.
- Months of unemployment left her short of money.
- Have you experienced a long period of unemployment?
A situation in which people who want to work cannot find jobs.
- Unemployment is a serious problem here.
- The government promised to tackle unemployment in rural areas.
- Factory closures brought widespread unemployment to the region.
Questions about unemployment
What does unemployment mean?
The number or percentage of people without jobs in a place.
What is unemployment in other languages?
Türkçe: işsizlik oranı · Español: tasa de desempleo · Français: taux de chômage · Deutsch: Arbeitslosenquote · Italiano: tasso di disoccupazione · 日本語: 失業率
How do you pronounce unemployment?
It is pronounced /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/.
How do you use unemployment in a sentence?
Unemployment rose last month. Youth unemployment is now twelve percent.
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