unemployment
Example Sentences
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The unemployment rate also unwound February’s increase, ticking down to 4.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Federal Reserve officials have been grappling with what it would mean if the economy needs far fewer jobs to keep the unemployment rate steady.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
There was also a slight dent in the unemployment rate, from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
There’s a disconnect between low unemployment rates and worker sentiment, said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
One reason so many people have a false impression of the economic well-being of African Americans, as a group, is that poverty and unemployment statistics do not include people who are behind bars.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
