NONEMPLOYMENT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

nonemployment

noun

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Recent Examples of nonemployment The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022 The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate. — New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020 Suicide, divorce and opioid abuse are all associated with nonemployment, and many facts suggest that the misery of joblessness is far worse than that of a low-paying job. — Edward Glaeser, WSJ, 9 July 2018

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unemployment

Noun

Washington — The unemployment gap between young high school graduates and their counterparts who obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher has shrunk steadily over the past few years in a sign of structural shifts happening in the US economy.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Going deeper The official unemployment is so low that Federal Reserve policymakers see it as a signal the economy is at or near full employment, according to a Fortune report by Jason Ma.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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