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Unemployment

/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

The state of having no job; joblessness.

📖 Definitions of "Unemployment"

noun

1
The state of having no job; joblessness.
"Unemployment made Jack depressed."
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."

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
employmentnoun	The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
unemployednoun	Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
joblessnessnoun	The state of being jobless or unemployed.
underemploymentnoun	The condition of being underemployed.
jobless	Lacking employment.
stopnoun	A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
labournoun	An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
redundancynoun	The state of being redundant.
usenoun	Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
lockoutnoun	(labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
dolenoun	(informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.
magenoun	(chiefly fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
jobnoun	A task.
ratenoun	The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
worknoun	(uncountable) Employment.
employmentnoun	The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
poorhousenoun	A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
insurancenoun	A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
jobsnoun	A surname.
worklessnessnoun	(British) The state of being without paid work.
idlenessnoun	The state of being idle; inactivity.