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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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Stanley expects payrolls to expand this year by an average of 100,000 a month, an increase that would be sufficient to nudge down the unemployment rate.

From Barron's

Consensus forecasts a modest softening in non-farm payrolls alongside a slight decline in the unemployment rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Federal Reserve’s and Wall Street economists’ forecasts for 2026 are generally quite rosy, with growth accelerating, unemployment stabilizing and inflation falling in the new year.

From MarketWatch

Lynn Lee, who is seeking a job after her fourth layoff, ran out of unemployment benefits after more than five months of rejections.

From The Wall Street Journal

Initial jobless claims —- the number of people who apply for state unemployment benefits —- fell by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 199,000 in the week ended Dec. 27, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

From MarketWatch