as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
Or, if the economy slows, unemployment rises and inflation moderates.
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Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Compared to April 2024, the labor force included about 52,000 more people and the unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
There are also economic hardship and unemployment deferments available for those who qualify, as well as other ways to keep your loan payments paused while not falling behind.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
While the number of job openings slowed in the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate remains low.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Compared to April 2024, the labor force included about 52,000 more people and the unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
There are also economic hardship and unemployment deferments available for those who qualify, as well as other ways to keep your loan payments paused while not falling behind.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
While the number of job openings slowed in the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate remains low.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2022
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The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Dec. 2020
Noun
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The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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On May 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that said the removal of books based on their content likely violated patrons' First Amendment right to access information.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Secretary Kristi Noem welcomed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the department for sending migrants to Guantánamo Bay.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Despite widespread doubt following the dismissal of Malone, the Nuggets, led by the Adelman and his staff, exceeded expectations.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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