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Recent Examples of unemployment
Part of the reason the rate has remained at 3.7% is that the unemployment rate is only reported to the first decimal place, Pakko said.
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Cooper Gant, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025
The unemployment rate for Gen-Z is already about 8.2%, more than double the national average.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
America's financial outlook has been more than a bit unstable in recent years, challenged by inflation, fluctuating unemployment, public health crises and natural disasters, to name a few.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 July 2025
Despite relatively low unemployment, hiring data indicates that younger, entry-level workers have been increasingly struggling to get their foot in the door as employers put off hiring plans amid wider economic uncertainty and some industries, like government and tech, having slashed workers.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 16 July 2025
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Cooper Gant, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025
The unemployment rate for Gen-Z is already about 8.2%, more than double the national average.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
America's financial outlook has been more than a bit unstable in recent years, challenged by inflation, fluctuating unemployment, public health crises and natural disasters, to name a few.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 July 2025
Despite relatively low unemployment, hiring data indicates that younger, entry-level workers have been increasingly struggling to get their foot in the door as employers put off hiring plans amid wider economic uncertainty and some industries, like government and tech, having slashed workers.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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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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Current treatments include surgery (either removal of the fibroids via a procedure called a myomectomy, or removal of the entire uterus via hysterectomy), freezing, using an electric current on the fibroids, and medication, John Hopkins explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The journey showed the world what an impoverished group of tribes accomplished — the removal of four dams that were literally poisoning the river downstream — and what new tasks lay ahead that these young people will someday perform.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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But the Trump administration said Maddox instead should’ve taken his cue from the Supreme Court’s May decision allowing the president to fire Democratic members of two federal labor boards while the former members challenge their dismissals.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Right now, all Broward students are prohibited from using their cellphones from the morning bell until dismissal, under a policy the School Board passed last year in hopes of improving mental health and academics among students.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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