Unemployment ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt People Government Noun Area High/Low Rising

• an area of high/low unemployment
• rising unemployment
• it was a time of mass unemployment.
• government schemes to combat youth unemployment

unemployment

1. the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job
• an area of high/low unemployment
• rising unemployment
• It was a time of mass unemployment.
• Government schemes to combat youth unemployment
• the level/rate of unemployment
• The unemployment rate rose to 4.7 per cent.
• measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment
• The point is that this type of economics causes unemployment.
• unemployment figures/statistics
• a rise in both inflation and unemployment
• He applied for unemployment insurance and was approved.

Extra Examples

• The unemployment trap exists when an unemployed person on benefit would be worse off in a low-paid job.
• Unemployment climbed above two million.
• Unemployment reached 30 per cent.
• This former mining town is now an unemployment black spot.
• Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.
• Unemployment has hit unskilled workers in particular.
• Scottish unemployment rates were lower than the UK average.
2. the state of not having a job
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• Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.
• He has had long periods of unemployment.
• One million people suffered unemployment as a result of the Asian tsunami.
• a study of male/female unemployment
3. money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed
• Since losing his job, Mike has been collecting unemployment.