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unemployment

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






NOUN
layoff
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Last month, the average length of unemployment climbed to a multiyear high.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Seeing inflation eat into wage increases is one reason consumer sentiment is hovering around near-record lows, despite relatively low unemployment and a hot stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Over the past two years the teen unemployment rate has risen, from about 11% to more than 14%, as seasonal hiring at restaurants and amusement parks pulled back and automation crept into the entry rung.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet the job market that fresh graduates enter is no longer as rosy as it once was, with high youth unemployment a significant concern.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

A lot of people gave up on Newark, and the city became synonymous with urban decay, unemployment, and poverty.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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