unemployment
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“He wasn’t minding the shop” as state attorney general, Mahan said, pointing to fraudulent unemployment and hospice claims early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Still, there’s the largely frozen labor market to consider, albeit with an unemployment rate pegged at a fairly low 4.3% in April.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Internal Fed scenarios that spring included a “depression” path with unemployment near 20% for a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
China is grappling with serious economic challenges from rising unemployment, uneven growth, a real estate crisis and sky-high levels of local government debt.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
He was a proud and independent man who was opposed to unemployment insurance and never hesitated to whine, whimper, wheedle, and extort for as much as he could get from whomever he could.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing unemployment
Eastern Europe - Introductory
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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