unemployment
♦ un|em|ploy|ment /'ʌnɪmpl'ɔɪmənt/
[N-UNCOUNT]
Unemployment is the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them.
...an area that had the highest unemployment rate in western Europe...
Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.un|em|ploy|ment ben|efit (unemployment benefits)
[N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
Unemployment benefit is money that some people receive from the state when they do not have a job and are unable to find one.
In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit...un|em|ploy|ment line (unemployment lines)
[N-COUNT]
When people talk about the unemployment line, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed. (AM; in BRIT, use dole queue)
Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment lines.
[N-UNCOUNT]
Unemployment is the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them.
...an area that had the highest unemployment rate in western Europe...
Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.un|em|ploy|ment ben|efit (unemployment benefits)
[N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
Unemployment benefit is money that some people receive from the state when they do not have a job and are unable to find one.
In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit...un|em|ploy|ment line (unemployment lines)
[N-COUNT]
When people talk about the unemployment line, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed. (AM; in BRIT, use dole queue)
Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment lines.