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un·em·ploy·ment
/
ˌʌn
ɛmˈplɔɪ
mənt
/
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[
uhn-em-
ploi
-m
uh
nt
]
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noun
1.
the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily:
Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
2.
the number of persons who are unemployed.
3.
Informal.
unemployment benefit
.
Origin:
1885–90;
un-
1
+
employment
Related forms
an·ti·un·em·ploy·ment,
adjective
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unemployment
(ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt)
—
n
1.
the condition of being unemployed
2.
the number of unemployed workers, often as a percentage of the total labour force
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