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. 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

unembodied
unemotional
unemotionality
unemotionally
unemotional person
unemphatic
unemphatically
unempirical
unemployability
unemployable
unemployables
unemployed
unemployeds
unemployed person
unemployment (current term)
unemployment (current term)
unemployments
unemployment compensation
unemployment line
unemployment rate
unenchanted
unenclosed
unencouraging
unencumbered
unendearing
unended
unending
unendingly
unendowed
unendurable

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