unemployment /ˌʌnɪmˈploɪmənt/ noun Learner's definition of UNEMPLOYMENT
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: the state of not having a job失业;失业状态 2
: the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area失业人数 -
high/low unemployment高/低失业率
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the level of unemployment失业率
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Unemployment has been increasing/rising for months.失业率几个月来一直在上升。
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The current unemployment rate is six percent.目前的失业率是百分之六。
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US : money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job失业救济金;失业补贴 — called also unemployment benefits, (British) unemployment benefit, (US) unemployment compensation