Unemployment ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt People Area Measures Noun Bre High/Low

• an area of high/low unemployment
• rising/falling unemployment
• it was a time of mass unemployment.
• measures to help reduce/tackle 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/falling unemployment
• It was a time of mass unemployment.
• measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment
• the level/rate of unemployment
• unemployment benefit/statistics
• a rise in both inflation and unemployment
2. the state of not having a job
• compare employment
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• Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.
• a study of male/female unemployment
• = unemployment benefit
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• Since losing his job, Mike has been collecting unemployment.

Extra Examples

• New claims for unemployment benefits remain low.
• The county’s unemployment rate has dropped to 9%.
• The unemployment trap exists when an unemployed person on benefit would be worse off in a low-paid job.
• This former mining town is now an unemployment black spot.
• Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.
• Unemployment averaged 15% across the country.
• Unemployment climbed above two million.
• Unemployment has hit unskilled workers in particular.
• Unemployment hit 10% in 1982.
• Unemployment reached 30%.
• Unemployment touched 30%.
• It’s an area of high unemployment.
• Last month saw a rise in both inflation and unemployment.
• New measures are needed to tackle unemployment.
• Scottish unemployment rates were lower than the UK average.
• They carried out a study of male unemployment.
• Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.