unemployment
US /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
Definition
the state of being unemployed or not having a job
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The unemployment rate fell for the third month in a row.
Synonyms
- joblessnesshaving a meaning similar to unemployment
Collocations
- Easy high unemployment ratedescribing high unemployment rate (a lofty level or position or degree)
- Medium file an unemployment claim onlineto officially submit or record regarding an unemployment claim online
- Hard combat systemic structural unemployment through reskilling initiativesto combat systemic structural unemployment through reskilling initiatives, meaning to battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
- Very Hard unemployment reaches catastrophic proportions triggering civil unrestdescribing unemployment reaches catastrophic proportions triggering civil unrest (the state of being unemployed or not having a job)
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