Definition of Unemployment

being without a job

Examples of Unemployment in a sentence

Unemployment rates have gone up ever since the Nike company took their factory jobs out of the area.  🔊

The jobless builder hoped to find a contracting gig at the unemployment office.  🔊

I received unemployment payments for the three months that I was without a job.  🔊

By bringing in new jobs to the area, the mayor hopes that unemployment rates will go down.  🔊

The unemployment lines wrapped around the building, filled with people who were searching desperately for jobs.  🔊

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