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unemployment - 3 dictionary results

un⋅em⋅ploy⋅ment

[uhn-em-ploi-muhnt]
–noun
1. the state of being unemployed, esp. 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
un·em·ploy·ment   (ŭn'ěm-ploi'mənt, -ĭm-)   
n.  
  1. The state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily.
  2. The percentage or number of people who are involuntarily unemployed: Unemployment has been shrinking throughout the recovery.
  3. Unemployment compensation.

Unemployment

Un`em*ploy"ment\, n. Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.
Language Translation for : unemployment
Spanish: desempleo, paro,
German: die Arbeitslosigkeit,
Japanese: 失業
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