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unemployment
noun [U] /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/Definition
B1 the number of people who do not have a job that provides money: Unemployment has fallen/risen again for the third consecutive month.UnemploymentEmployment status and types of work › the state of being unemployedUnemploymentEmployment status and types of work › (also unemployment compensation, also unemployment insurance) US for jobseeker's allowanceSocial security and state benefitsGrants and allowances
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Synonyms and related words:
- administrative adjective
- at the coalface idiom
- backroom boys noun
- blue-collar adjective
- casual adjective (TEMPORARY)
- jobless noun
- jobseeker noun
- labour-intensive adjective
- lackey noun
- managerial adjective
- marzipan layer noun
- probation noun
- semi-skilled adjective
- shiftwork noun
- short time noun
- skilled adjective
- skilled noun
- the low man on the totem pole idiom
- treadmill noun (REPEATED WORK)
- unpaid adjective
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