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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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For one thing, the end of the school year results in some school employees such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers applying for unemployment benefits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Seeing inflation eat into wage increases is one reason consumer sentiment is hovering around near-record lows, despite relatively low unemployment and a hot stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In past unemployment spikes—like the Dot-com bubble in the early 2000s and the global financial crisis between 2007 and 2008—Medicaid absorbed fallout and grew by more than 20%, Barclays notes.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Last month, the average length of unemployment climbed to a multiyear high.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

As described in chapter 1, during the late 1970s, jobs had suddenly disappeared from urban areas across America, and unemployment rates had skyrocketed.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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