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unemployment
noun(un-em-ploy-ment)
the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers; also : the rate of such unemployment
unemployment
noun(un-em-ploy-ment)
unemployment compensation
unemployment
noun(un-em-ploy-ment)
compensation paid at regular intervals (as by a government agency) to an unemployed worker and especially one who has been laid off —called also unemployment benefit
unemployment
noun(un-em-ploy-ment)
social insurance against involuntary unemployment that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to unemployed workers; also : unemployment compensation
unemployment
adjective(un-em-ploy-ment)
intended to reduce unemployment

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