UNEMPLOYMENT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

unemployment

noun

Definition of unemployment

as in joblessness

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Recent Examples of unemployment Summary California's tech sector faces job cuts and high unemployment, fueling a narrative of decline. — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 OpenAI’s chief economist says some of the clearest signs of AI’s impact on work may not yet be showing up in unemployment headlines. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Analysts point out that the drop in the unemployment rate stems from a large number of American workers leaving the labor force, rather than any strengthening in the job market. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 For an advanced, capital-rich economy such as that of the United States, an enduring trade deficit will bring with it either rising unemployment or rising debt, neither of which is sustainable. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unemployment

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There's a lot of joblessness and internal displacement of people who have had to flee their homes because of this violence.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The last three Democratic presidents inherited terrible economic conditions and had to spend to rescue the country from soaring joblessness, the housing crisis and the pandemic, respectively.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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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, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020

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Cook denied the allegations and filed a lawsuit challenging her dismissal.

— Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Wide receiver Cam Vaughn has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the University of Miami and the NCAA in an attempt to enter the transfer portal, a little more than one week after the Hurricanes announced his dismissal from the program.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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