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unemployment

[uhn-em-ploi-muhnt]

un·em·ploy·ment

[uhn-em-ploi-muhnt]
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.

Origin:
1885–90; un-1 + employment

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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