Unemployment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being unemployed or not having a job

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt/.

Examples

unemployment is a serious social evil
the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

employment

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being unemployed or not having a job “unemployment is a serious social evil”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Arbeitslosigkeit

der Zustand, arbeitslos zu sein oder keinen Job zu haben

🇫🇷French

chômage

l'état d'être au chômage ou de ne pas avoir d'emploi

🇪🇸Spanish

desempleo

el estado de estar desempleado o no tener trabajo

🇮🇹Italian

disoccupazione

lo stato di disoccupazione o di non avere un lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

werkloosheid

de toestand waarin u werkloos bent of geen baan heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

desemprego

o estado de estar desempregado ou não ter emprego

🇷🇺Russian

безработица

состояние безработицы или отсутствия работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेरोजगारी

बेरोजगार होने या नौकरी न होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

বেকারত্ব

বেকার থাকা বা চাকরি না থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேலையின்மை

வேலையில்லாத அல்லது வேலை இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరుద్యోగం

నిరుద్యోగిగా లేదా ఉద్యోగం లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

बेरोजगारी

बेरोजगार असण्याची किंवा नोकरी नसल्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેરોજગારી

બેરોજગાર હોવાની અથવા નોકરી ન હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗ

ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲಸ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൊഴിലില്ലായ്മ

തൊഴിലില്ലാത്തതോ ജോലിയില്ലാത്തതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰੀ

ਬੇਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے روزگاری

بے روزگار ہونے یا نوکری نہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失业

失业或没有工作的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

失業

失業している、または仕事がない状態

🇰🇷Korean

실업

실업 상태 또는 직업이 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nạn thất nghiệp

tình trạng thất nghiệp hoặc không có việc làm

🇹🇭Thai

การว่างงาน

ภาวะว่างงานหรือไม่มีงานทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengangguran

keadaan menganggur atau tidak mempunyai pekerjaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng trabaho

ang estado ng pagiging walang trabaho o walang trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

pengangguran

keadaan menganggur atau tidak mempunyai pekerjaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البطالة

حالة البطالة أو عدم وجود وظيفة

🇮🇷Persian

بیکاری

وضعیت بیکاری یا نداشتن شغل

🇹🇷Turkish

işsizlik

işsiz olma veya iş sahibi olamama durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַבטָלָה

המצב של מובטל או חוסר עבודה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unemployment'?

The primary meaning of 'unemployment' is 'the state of being unemployed or not having a job'.

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Using 'unemployment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unemployment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unemployment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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