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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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Key details: The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, rose by 46,000 to 1.87 million.

From MarketWatch

Economists say the U.S. only needs to add about 50,000 net jobs a month — those created minus those destroyed — to keep the unemployment rate from rising.

From MarketWatch

The number of people who lost jobs and applied for unemployment benefits at the end of February clung to recent lows and added to a flurry of signals suggesting the labor market has stabilized.

From The Wall Street Journal

The number of people who lost jobs and applied for unemployment benefits at the end of February clung to recent lows and added to a flurry of signals suggesting the labor market has stabilized.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, data showed the eurozone unemployment rate falling to a record low in January.

From The Wall Street Journal