Synonyms for unemployment
ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ məntun·em·ploy·ment

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1. unemploymentnoun

   Synonyms:
   joblessness

   Antonyms:
   employment

2. unemploymentnoun

   The state of having no job; joblessness.

   Unemployment made Jack depressed.

   Synonyms:
   joblessness

   Antonyms:
   employment

3. unemploymentnoun

   The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

   Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.

   Synonyms:
   joblessness

   Antonyms:
   employment

4. unemploymentnoun

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

   Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.

   Synonyms:
   joblessness

   Antonyms:
   employment

5. unemploymentnoun

   A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

   All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.

   Synonyms:
   joblessness

   Antonyms:
   employment

6. unemploymentnoun

   An instance or period of joblessness.

   Until them his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use.

   Synonyms:
   joblessness

   Antonyms:
   employment

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1. unemploymentnoun

   the state of being unemployed or not having a job

   "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"

   Antonyms:
   employ, employment

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1. List of paraphrases for "unemployment":

   unemployed, jobless, joblessness, employment

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1. Juanita Lopez:

   This country needs (the pope´s) blessing. We´re really struggling with corrupt politicians, unemployment, drug gangs and everyone knows it.

2. Ryan Quarles:

   First it was 400,000 unread emails and 120,000 people in need of unemployment checks, then it was chaos and preventable criminal acts in our juvenile justice detention centers, and now Andy's sending checks to people who weren't even close to the disaster zone in Western Kentucky.

3. Ricardo Rosselló:

   Today we have the first positive economic growth in over a decade with 4.1 % of growth, and the lowest unemployment in all our history, relieving thousands of fathers and mothers from the suffering of poverty, i wish peace and progress for our people. Transformation and progress are not the work of just one person ; it's the product of the work of the people.

4. Mayor Adams:

   It’s good for business. It’s good for the city to have all the theaters open and to have the athletes playing. It’s good for everybody, but you ca n’t have it reopened for some and put others on the unemployment line at the same time.

5. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy:

   Untreated mental illness in children pose grave consequences to our communities, including high rates of suicide, academic decline and unemployment.