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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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But now with power plant after power plant closing "unemployment is rising and the jobs that are being cut aren't being replaced", said Plakentas, further crippling a region with the country's highest jobless rate.

From Barron's

Weeks after the April layoffs, Lee got her first unemployment check for $270 after taxes, calculated in South Carolina based on wages.

From The Wall Street Journal

In August and September, thousands of Indonesians took to the streets over unemployment and rising costs of living, in what were some of the biggest protests the country has seen in decades.

From BBC

“When the unemployment rate ticks up, employers get the advantage,” Link said.

From MarketWatch

The U.S. labor market is ending 2025 on a sour note, with higher unemployment and shrinking wage growth, a dynamic that could potentially set up an even rougher 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal