unemployment

/ˌʌn·ɪmˈplɔɪ·mənt/ noun [no plural]

Definition

B1 the number of people who are unemployed: high/low unemployment a rise in unemployment

› the fact of being unemployed: A long period of unemployment can lead to financial trouble.

› money that the government pays to unemployed people who are looking for jobs: He’s on unemployment benefit. He’s collecting unemployment.

(Definition of unemployment noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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