| unemployment | |
| 1. n. The state of having no job; joblessness. | |
| Unemployment made Jack depressed. | |
| 2. n. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy. | |
| Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime. | |
| 3. n. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce. | |
| Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April. | |
| 4. n. A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism. | |
| All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work. | |
| 5. n. An instance or period of joblessness. | |
| Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use. | |
