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unemployment

[uhn-em-ploi-muhnt] / ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /






NOUN
layoff
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The unemployment rate is seen holding at around 5.4%, reflecting conditions prior to the recent energy shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In her statement, Hammack of the Cleveland Fed said that the U.S. economy looked resilient so far this year and the unemployment rate looked stable.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Economists expect the unemployment rate to have held steady at 4.3%.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

His campaign website states he has heard and issued decisions in more than 2,000 unemployment, disability and tax appeal cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

By 1933, poverty and unemployment reached an all-time high in Germany.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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