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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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Previously, several states had been able to get waivers based on much lower unemployment thresholds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

At the same time, layoffs and unemployment remain remarkably low.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 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

“I believed the National Socialists when they promised to do away with unemployment and poverty,” she said.

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




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