Definition of Unemployment

1. Noun. The state of being unemployed or not having a job. "The rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"

Generic synonyms: State
Antonyms: Employment

Definition of Unemployment

1. n. Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.

2. n. Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.

Definition of Unemployment

1. Noun. The state of having no job; joblessness. ¹

2. Noun. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy. ¹

3. Noun. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce. ¹

4. Noun. A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism. ¹

5. Noun. An instance or period of joblessness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Unemployment

1. employment [n -S] - See also: employment

Medical Definition of Unemployment

1. The state of not being engaged in a gainful occupation. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Unemployment

unempathetic
unemphatic
unemphatically
unempirical
unempirically
unemployability
unemployable
unemployableness
unemployables
unemployably
unemployed
unemployed person
unemployeds
unemployee
unemployees
unemployment (current term)
unemployment benefit
unemployment benefits
unemployment compensation
unemployment insurance
unemployment line
unemployment rate
unemployments
unempowered
unempowering
unemptied
unemulated
unenabled
unenacted
unenamored

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