unemployment

Definition:
1. The fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job.
2. The state of not having a job.

Use 'unemployment' in a sentence:

• 1. Statistics on unemployment levels hardly make for scintillating reading.
• 2. Unemployment has at last plateaued out.
• 3. Unemployment has now passed the three million mark.
• 4. There has been some reduction in unemployment.
• 5. Unemployment has fallen from 7.5 to 7.2%.
• 6. Unemployment is rising steeply.
• 7. Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.
• 8. The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment.
• 9. Unemployment is getting out of hand.
• 10. Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet.
• 11. He believes that unemployment is socially divisive.
• 12. There's no Rx for unemployment.
• 13. Unemployment remains stubbornly high.
• 14. The government claims that the fall in unemployment is the herald of economic recovery.
• 15. The economic outlook is one of rising unemployment.
• 16. The likelihood is that unemployment figures will continue to fall.
• 17. Unemployment peaked at 17%.
• 18. Unemployment has passed the four million mark.
• 19. Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark.
• 20. Unemployment dipped to 6.9 percent last month.
• 21. For many kids leaving college the prospect of unemployment beckons.
• 22. They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment.
• 23. News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.
• 24. One of the by-products of unemployment is an increase in crime.
• 25. They are aiming to reduce unemployment by 50%.
• 26. Unemployment has soared to 18%.
• 27. I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment.
• 28. Unemployment has risen sharply in recent years.
• 29. Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.
• 30. Unemployment has rocketed up again.
• 31. Unemployment has reached a record high.
• 32. There is no simple remedy for unemployment.
• 33. Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems.
• 34. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
• 35. If these measures also reduce unemployment, that is all to the good.
• 36. Unemployment rose (by) 3%.
• 37. Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government.
• 38. The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment.
• 39. In the short run, unemployment may fall.
• 40. It was a time of mass unemployment.
• 41. Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month.
• 42. Unemployment is high in her constituency.
• 43. The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment.
• 44. The unemployment rate has been projected to fall.
• 45. Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
• 46. Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
• 47. Unemployment here is twice the national average.
• 48. Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.
• 49. Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.
• 50. Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
• 51. Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe.
• 52. Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now.
• 53. Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year.
• 54. A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.