Unemployment

/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

Synonyms for "unemployment" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
joblessnessforms of joblessness
Verb(1 words)
displace workers

Strong matches (4)

Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
lack of work

Related words (7)

Noun(6 words)
types of unemploymentunemployed statusunemployment figureunemployment rateunworkworklessness

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries
economic conditioneconomic indicatorlabor market conditionlabor market phenomenonstatestatistical measure

More specific

6 entries
cyclical unemploymentfrictional unemploymentseasonal unemploymentseasonal unemployment ratestructural unemploymentstructural unemployment rate

Collocations

6 entries
high unemploymentlong term unemploymentseasonal unemploymentunemployment benefitsunemployment dataunemployment rate

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent.

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This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.

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What is the unemployment rate at the moment?

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Who is responsible for high unemployment?

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