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unemployment

noun un·em·ploy·ment \-ˈplȯi-mənt\

: the state of not having a job

: the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area

: money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job

Full Definition of UNEMPLOYMENT

: the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers; also : the rate of such unemployment

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UNEMPLOYMENT Defined for Kids

noun un·em·ploy·ment \ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt\

: the state of being out of work

: the number of people who do not have jobs

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