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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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Commenting on how long weaker demand might last, Bryden said it would "largely depend on how long‑lasting these pressures prove to be and the wider implications for the economy and unemployment".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

How do you think about the potential externalities of AI, such as unemployment?

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Valatsas highlighted the solid jobs growth of 178,000 in March, the fall in unemployment to 4.3% and the 3.5% increase in average hourly earnings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

For one, AI startups could address a major challenge: youth unemployment rate of more than 16%.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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