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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
unemployment
/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
noun
the number of people in an area who want to work but do not have a job
- “This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.”Tatoeba
- “Whatever people may say, unemployment is on the rise.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)