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unemployment

[uhn-em-ploi-muhnt] / ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /






NOUN
layoff
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Pearce defines stagflation as unemployment one percentage point above baseline and core PCE inflation over one percentage point above 2% for a year.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The 73 economists largely nailed growth and unemployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

This is then usually followed by a corresponding jump in unemployment benefit claims.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told the BBC a prolonged conflict would lead to spiralling inflation, push up unemployment and lead to food insecurity in some countries.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The default rate in Georgia was five times higher than that in Florida, even though the two states had the same unemployment rate.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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