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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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Monetary policy in the U.S. is meant to create maximum unemployment and keep inflation at or below 2%.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Domestic pressure has been building on the prime minister to reach a deal, with the Conservative opposition citing Canada's lagging economic growth and high youth unemployment rate.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The average length of unemployment has been lingering near six months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

I go through this period of all this unemployment, and then I get this job for John Wells.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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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