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unemployment

noun as in layoff

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noun as in recession

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Between the high cost of housing, the unhelpful unemployment offices and the cops finding excuses to harass him, Paul can’t find his footing, let alone his way home.

The longer their unemployment lasts, the worse they fared.

From Salon

In the US, a recession is defined as a prolonged and widespread decline in economic activity typically characterised by a jump in unemployment and fall in incomes.

From BBC

Back then, unemployment was 15 percent; under me and Biden, it’s lower than it’s been since the 1960s.

From Salon

Youth unemployment is at crisis levels in Uganda, and there are many like Mr Prince who often risk their health and abandon their dreams just to make a living.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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