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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
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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.

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