unemployment

Plural

unemployments

1. 1.The state of having no job; joblessness.

   • In 1928, an arrangement was made between the Government of Northern Ireland and the N.C.C. for the construction of a loop line as an unemployment scheme.

2. 2.The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

   • Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.

3. 3.The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.

   • Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.

4. 4.A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

   • All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.

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