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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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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

Despite forecasts for slower 2026 job creation, economists’ average forecast for unemployment at the end of this year was unchanged at 4.5%, which would be up slightly from 4.3% in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

They also tended to have lower levels of education and higher rates of unemployment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

In 2010, Tunisians angry with their government over rising unemployment, vastly unequal socioeconomic development, and political repression took to the streets under the banner “bread, freedom, national dignity.”

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

As described in chapter 1, during the late 1970s, jobs had suddenly disappeared from urban areas across America, and unemployment rates had skyrocketed.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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