unemployment

Pronunciation:		`unim'ploymunt
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Matching Terms:		unemployment compensation, unemployment line, unemployment rate
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"

	Antonyms:	employ, employment

	See Also:	state

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Un`em*ploy"ment\, n. Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.