as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
Illinois previously had a waiver for work requirements due to the state’s high unemployment rate.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits tumbled to their lowest level more than 50 years last week despite a number of economic headwinds including the war in Iran.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
June also represents employers before government agencies and courts, defending wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and unemployment claims.
—Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Churches opened their doors to assist people in receiving unemployment benefits and finding jobs.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits tumbled to their lowest level more than 50 years last week despite a number of economic headwinds including the war in Iran.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
June also represents employers before government agencies and courts, defending wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and unemployment claims.
—Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Churches opened their doors to assist people in receiving unemployment benefits and finding jobs.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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Employers are reluctant to hire people and workers are reluctant to leave their jobs—but that isn’t generating mass joblessness, according to recent notes from Piper Sandler, Jefferies, and Pantheon (which supplied the above chart).—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The highest rate of joblessness is pervasive on the South and West sides of Chicago.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2022
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The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Dec. 2020
Noun
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The elevated design will affect 11 parks and several greenways, including the complete removal of Wilmore Park.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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Heavy encrustations of golden mussels have blocked pipes in municipal and industrial water intakes, which has necessitated costly biofouling removal.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But mostly the dismissal of Hathaway’s grand clownery in this was transferred hatred for the objectionable movie itself.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Hegseth seemed to emerge with solid Republican support, though a few GOP senators asked about the dismissal of a top Army general and sought assurances that the Pentagon is doing everything possible to prevent civilian deaths.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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