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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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The government is scheduled to release a slew of economic indicators for May, with retail sales data due Monday and industrial production and unemployment data due Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

It found 18,000 workers had dropped out of the county labor force in May, artificially driving down the unemployment rate, according the California EDD.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

After putting banks through a hypothetical situation where a severe global recession leads to significant declines in commercial real-estate and house prices and rising unemployment, bank capital fell only slightly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

US banks can absorb $708 billion in loan losses, showing resilience to severe conditions like 10% unemployment, the Fed said.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

The lady talks to us about her concerns about the high unemployment rate, the recent school closings, the island’s debt.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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