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IELTS BNC: 1495 COCA: 3492

unemployment

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unemployment /ˌʌnɪmˈploɪmənt/ noun
unemployment
/ˌʌnɪmˈploɪmənt/
noun
Learner's definition of UNEMPLOYMENT
[noncount]
: the state of not having a job失业;失业状态
: the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area失业人数
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
IELTS BNC: 1495 COCA: 3492

unemployment

noun

un·​em·​ploy·​ment ˌən-im-ˈplȯi-mənt How to pronounce unemployment (audio)
1
: the state of being unemployed : involuntary idleness of workers
also : the rate of such unemployment
2

Example Sentences

My unemployment lasted about six months. Unemployment has been increasing for months. The current unemployment rate is six percent.
Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, the country spends far less on social services, such as housing subsidies, job training, unemployment benefits, preschool and income support, than those countries. jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2022 More than two years after Ohio and other states were hit with a tsunami of fraudulent unemployment benefits claims, the number of new bogus claims has shrunk to a fraction. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Cox sought to forbid coronavirus vaccine mandates and introduced legislation to let people collect unemployment benefits if they were fired for refusing to get vaccinated. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 The legislation provided a third stimulus check and enhanced unemployment benefits, boosting consumers' ability to spend. Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The Labor Department releases the number of worker filings for unemployment benefits in the week ended Sept. 10. Bryan Mena, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 The Senior Workforce Program in New York City pays extended unemployment benefits to anyone willing to attend 12 sessions of job training — four whole months of relief! Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 222,000 for the week ended September 3, according to Department of Labor data released Thursday. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 The state is still trying to deal with overpayments of unemployment benefits that went out during the pandemic. Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unemployment was in 1789
IELTS BNC: 1495 COCA: 3492
unemployment

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF UNEMPLOYMENT | VERB + UNEMPLOYMENT | UNEMPLOYMENT + VERB | UNEMPLOYMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdouble-digit, high, huge, mass, massive, severe, widespread兩位數的失業率;高失業率;大規模失業;大批人失業;嚴峻的失業狀況;普遍的失業low低失業率growing, rising上升的失業人數falling下降的失業率chronic長期失業involuntary非自願性失業long-term長期失業seasonal (especially BrE) 季節性失業structural結構性失業graduate, youth大學生/年輕人失業rural, urban鄉村/城鎮失業人數... OF UNEMPLOYMENTlevel, rate失業率VERB + UNEMPLOYMENTbe faced with, face面臨失業cause, create導致/造成失業alleviate, bring down, cut, reduce緩解失業狀況;降低失業人數increase使失業人數增加combat, tackle對付/處理失業問題UNEMPLOYMENT + VERBclimb, double, increase, rise, soar失業人數攀升/加倍/增加/上升/劇增Unemployment climbed above two million.失業人數攀升到 200 萬人以上。decline, fall失業人數下降average sth, remain sth, remain at sth, stand at sth失業率平均為⋯;失業率保持在⋯;失業率為⋯Unemployment averaged 15% across the country.全國的失業率平均為 15%。hit sth, reach sth失業率達到⋯Unemployment hit 10% in 1982.1982 年失業率達到 10%。Unemployment reached 30%.失業率達到 30%。UNEMPLOYMENT + NOUNbenefit, benefits, compensation, cover, insurance (especially NAmE) 失業救濟金;失業補償;失業保險New claims for unemployment benefits remain low.新近領取失業救濟金的人仍然不多。claims (especially NAmE) 申請失業救濟金data, figures, levels, numbers, percentage, rate, statistics, total失業數據;失業數字;失業率;失業總數The county's unemployment rate has dropped to 9%.該縣的失業率已降至 9%。black spot (BrE) 失業重災區This former mining town is now an unemployment black spot.這個昔日的採礦小鎮現在成了失業重災區。PREPOSITIONunemployment among⋯中的失業Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.畢業生的待業人數正持續下降。PHRASESa period of unemployment失業期間a rise in unemployment, an increase in unemployment失業人數上升a fall in unemployment失業人數下降

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