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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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The ECB has also cut its forecasts for unemployment, which is the key driver of banks’ loan-loss provisions, according to KBW.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“We would expect them to just come down based on unemployment data looking very positive,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

For one thing, the end of the school year results in some school employees such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers applying for unemployment benefits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits rose to 229,000 in the week through June 6 higher than the 225,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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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