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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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“We would expect them to just come down based on unemployment data looking very positive,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“We would expect them to just come down based on unemployment data looking very positive,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose again in early June and stood at a 4½-month high, but it isn’t because businesses are cutting more jobs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The unemployment caused home foreclosures, leading to shortfalls in property tax receipts, and therefore holes in the school budget.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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