un·em·ploy·ment
Pronounced:
/ˌʌnɪmˈploɪmənt/
Function:
nounMeaning:
[noncount] 1 : the state of not having a job ▪ My unemployment lasted about six months. ▪ workers facing unemployment
2 : the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area ▪ high/low unemployment ▪ the level of unemployment ▪ Unemployment has been increasing/rising for months. ▪ The current unemployment rate is six percent.
3 US : money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job ▪ She was on unemployment for a few months. = She was receiving/collecting unemployment for a few months. —called also unemployment benefits (Brit) unemployment benefit (US) unemployment compensation
2 : the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area ▪ high/low unemployment ▪ the level of unemployment ▪ Unemployment has been increasing/rising for months. ▪ The current unemployment rate is six percent.
3 US : money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job ▪ She was on unemployment for a few months. = She was receiving/collecting unemployment for a few months. —called also unemployment benefits (Brit) unemployment benefit (US) unemployment compensation