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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits rose to 229,000 in the week through June 6 higher than the 225,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

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

From MarketWatch • 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

The German people suffered from widespread poverty and unemployment.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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