joblessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joblessness
unemployment
Noun
  • This picture is more concerning for young men, who grapple with an unemployment rate of 9.6% compared to 6.7% a year ago.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
  • Counties with more than 4% unemployment (labor surplus zones) account for approximately 3.5 million unemployed workers, while counties with less than 4% unemployment (labor shortage zones) need about 1.7 million workers to reach the 4% full-employment benchmark.
    Ariel Diaz, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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