noun [U]
1 the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job:
an area of high unemployment * rising / falling rates of unemployment * measures to help reduce / tackle unemployment * a rise in both inflation and unemployment
2 the state of not having a job:
Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment. * a study of male / female / black unemployment
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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