unemployment

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of having no job; joblessness.
2. (countable, uncountable) The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
3. (countable, uncountable) The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
4. (countable) A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
5. (countable) An instance or period of joblessness.

Synonyms

joblessness

idleness

unemployed

redundancy

structural unemployment

joblessness

unemployment rate

employment

losing a job

jobless

Translations

chômage

Arbeitslosigkeit

disoccupazione

desempleo

paro

desemprego

werkloosheid

ανεργία

atur

بطالة

werkeloosheid

desocupación

parada forçosa

manca de treball

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

Etymology

From un- + employment.